New HIV infections — all countries

New HIV infections — Malawi

New HIV infections in Malawi in 2024 — 0.92 per 1,000. Ranked 121 in the world out of 138. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 96.2%.

2024 0.92 per 1,000 −8% vs 2023
World rank 121of 138
Period maximum 26.4 per 1,0001993
Period minimum 0.92 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · per 1,000 uninfected people

New HIV infections — Malawi, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 24 per 1,0001991: 25.6 per 1,0001992: 26.2 per 1,0001993: 26.4 per 1,0001994: 25.8 per 1,0001995: 23.8 per 1,0001996: 22 per 1,0001997: 20.1 per 1,0001998: 18.5 per 1,0001999: 15.4 per 1,0002000: 15.2 per 1,0002001: 13.8 per 1,0002002: 12.5 per 1,0002003: 11.5 per 1,0002004: 10.6 per 1,0002005: 9.6 per 1,0002006: 8.8 per 1,0002007: 8.1 per 1,0002008: 7.9 per 1,0002009: 6.9 per 1,0002010: 6.7 per 1,0002011: 6.4 per 1,0002012: 6 per 1,0002013: 5.5 per 1,0002014: 5 per 1,0002015: 4.5 per 1,0002016: 3.9 per 1,0002017: 3.2 per 1,0002018: 2.6 per 1,0002019: 2.1 per 1,0002020: 1.8 per 1,0002021: 1.4 per 1,0002022: 1.2 per 1,0002023: 1 per 1,0002024: 0.92 per 1,000
Change over the period: −23.08 (−96.17%) Average annual rate: -9.15 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 0.92 per 1,000
World 0.28 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.88 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 1.06 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 0.58 per 1,000
New HIV infections — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 0.92 −0.08 −8%
2023 1 −0.2 −16.67%
2022 1.2 −0.2 −14.29%
2021 1.4 −0.4 −22.22%
2020 1.8 −0.3 −14.29%
2019 2.1 −0.5 −19.23%
2018 2.6 −0.6 −18.75%
2017 3.2 −0.7 −17.95%
2016 3.9 −0.6 −13.33%
2015 4.5 −0.5 −10%
2014 5 −0.5 −9.09%
2013 5.5 −0.5 −8.33%
2012 6 −0.4 −6.25%
2011 6.4 −0.3 −4.48%
2010 6.7 −0.2 −2.9%
2009 6.9 −1 −12.66%
2008 7.9 −0.2 −2.47%
2007 8.1 −0.7 −7.95%
2006 8.8 −0.8 −8.33%
2005 9.6 −1 −9.43%
2004 10.6 −0.9 −7.83%
2003 11.5 −1 −8%
2002 12.5 −1.3 −9.42%
2001 13.8 −1.4 −9.21%
2000 15.2 −0.2 −1.3%
1999 15.4 −3.1 −16.76%
1998 18.5 −1.6 −7.96%
1997 20.1 −1.9 −8.64%
1996 22 −1.8 −7.56%
1995 23.8 −2 −7.75%
1994 25.8 −0.6 −2.27%
1993 26.4 +0.2 +0.76%
1992 26.2 +0.6 +2.34%
1991 25.6 +1.6 +6.67%
1990 24

About the indicator

The number of new HIV infections during a year per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15–49. The denominator here is precisely the uninfected: only they can be infected, and as prevalence rises this denominator shrinks. The indicator answers the question of the current speed of spread, whereas prevalence and the number of people living with HIV reflect the accumulated result of past years.

Important: Incidence and prevalence move in different directions: treatment prolongs the lives of people living with HIV, so the number of people living with HIV can grow while the number of new infections falls.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.