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HIV prevalence among young women
Compare hiv prevalence among young women across 144 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2024 official-source dataset.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.6% of women ages 15–24
Median: 0.1% of women ages 15–24
Countries Covered
144
with available data
Highest
South Africa
9.4% of women ages 15–24
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.1% of women ages 15–24
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa9.4% of women ages 15–24
2Eswatini7.3% of women ages 15–24
3Mozambique6.1% of women ages 15–24
4Lesotho5.7% of women ages 15–24
5Botswana5.1% of women ages 15–24
By Region
Key Findings
- •Coverage: 144 ISO-mapped countries or territories in 2024.
- •Published range: 0.1 to 9.4 % of women ages 15–24.
- •Discovery motivation: Wikipedia most-read was dominated by September 11 remembrance, prompting a broader evidence-led public-health comparison rather than using event counts.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1% of women ages 15–24)High (9.4% of women ages 15–24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6% of women ages 15–24)
About This Statistic
Prevalence of HIV, female is the percentage of females who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.
MapTheory retains one fixed reference year and unit. Only finite values mapped to ISO 3166-1 numeric codes are included; aggregates, missing values and non-ISO geographies are excluded. No value is estimated, imputed or carried across years.
Methodology
Prevalence of HIV, female is the percentage of females who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 9.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 2 | Eswatini | 7.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 6.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 5.7% of women ages 15–24 |
| 5 | Botswana | 5.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 3.7% of women ages 15–24 |
| 7 | Zambia | 3.6% of women ages 15–24 |
| 8 | Namibia | 3.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 9 | Republic of the Congo | 2.6% of women ages 15–24 |
| 10 | Malawi | 2.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 11 | Uganda | 2.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 12 | Gabon | 1.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 1.0% of women ages 15–24 |
| 16 | Angola | 1.0% of women ages 15–24 |
| 17 | Ghana | 0.9% of women ages 15–24 |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 0.9% of women ages 15–24 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 0.8% of women ages 15–24 |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8% of women ages 15–24 |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.8% of women ages 15–24 |
| 22 | Rwanda | 0.8% of women ages 15–24 |
| 23 | Togo | 0.8% of women ages 15–24 |
| 24 | Guinea | 0.7% of women ages 15–24 |
| 25 | Haiti | 0.7% of women ages 15–24 |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7% of women ages 15–24 |
| 27 | South Sudan | 0.7% of women ages 15–24 |
| 28 | Suriname | 0.6% of women ages 15–24 |
| 29 | Chad | 0.5% of women ages 15–24 |
| 30 | Liberia | 0.5% of women ages 15–24 |
| 31 | Myanmar | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 33 | Fiji | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 34 | Djibouti | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 35 | Guyana | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 37 | Mali | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 38 | Nigeria | 0.4% of women ages 15–24 |
| 39 | Burundi | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 41 | Benin | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 43 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 44 | Panama | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 47 | Barbados | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 48 | Belize | 0.3% of women ages 15–24 |
| 49 | Cambodia | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 51 | Eritrea | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 52 | Madagascar | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 53 | Saint Lucia | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 54 | Thailand | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 55 | Venezuela | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 56 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 57 | Bahamas | 0.2% of women ages 15–24 |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 60 | Chile | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 61 | Colombia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 62 | Comoros | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 65 | Cuba | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 66 | Denmark | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 67 | Dominica | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 68 | Ecuador | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 70 | Estonia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 71 | Georgia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 72 | Greece | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 74 | Honduras | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 75 | Iceland | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 76 | Indonesia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 77 | Iraq | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 78 | Ireland | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 79 | Italy | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 81 | Jordan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 82 | Kuwait | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 86 | Latvia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 87 | Libya | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 88 | Lithuania | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 90 | Malaysia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 91 | Maldives | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 92 | Malta | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 93 | Mauritania | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 94 | Mexico | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 95 | Mongolia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 96 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 98 | Morocco | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 99 | Oman | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 100 | Nepal | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 102 | New Zealand | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 103 | Niger | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 104 | Norway | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 105 | Pakistan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 106 | Paraguay | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 107 | Peru | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 108 | Philippines | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 109 | Portugal | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 111 | Qatar | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 112 | Romania | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 115 | Senegal | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 116 | Serbia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 117 | Singapore | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 118 | Slovakia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 119 | Vietnam | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 120 | Slovenia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 121 | Somalia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 122 | Spain | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 123 | Sudan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 124 | Switzerland | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 125 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 128 | Tunisia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 130 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 131 | Egypt | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 132 | Yemen | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 134 | Albania | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 135 | Algeria | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 136 | Argentina | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 137 | Armenia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 138 | Australia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 140 | Bahrain | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 141 | Bangladesh | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 142 | Bhutan | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 143 | Bolivia | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% of women ages 15–24 |
Showing 144 of 144 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Development Indicators (2024).
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