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Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) (UNESCO) in Myanmar

Myanmar: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) (UNESCO) was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Prevalence of HIV, total in Myanmar, 1990–2024

00.20.40.60.811990200720241990: 0.1 % of population ages 15-491991: 0.2 % of population ages 15-491992: 0.2 % of population ages 15-491993: 0.3 % of population ages 15-491994: 0.3 % of population ages 15-491995: 0.4 % of population ages 15-491996: 0.4 % of population ages 15-491997: 0.5 % of population ages 15-491998: 0.5 % of population ages 15-491999: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492000: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492001: 0.7 % of population ages 15-492002: 0.7 % of population ages 15-492003: 0.8 % of population ages 15-492004: 0.8 % of population ages 15-492005: 0.8 % of population ages 15-492006: 0.8 % of population ages 15-492007: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492008: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492009: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492010: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492011: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492012: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492013: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492014: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492015: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492016: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492017: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492018: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492019: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492020: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492021: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492022: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492023: 0.9 % of population ages 15-492024: 0.9 % of population ages 15-49

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in % of population ages 15-49.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 0.9% for prevalence of hiv, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, total in Myanmar peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

That places Myanmar 41st out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) (UNESCO) in Myanmar, year by year

Year % of population ages 15-49 Change
1990 0.1% —
1991 0.2% +100.0%
1992 0.2% +0.0%
1993 0.3% +50.0%
1994 0.3% +0.0%
1995 0.4% +33.3%
1996 0.4% +0.0%
1997 0.5% +25.0%
1998 0.5% +0.0%
1999 0.6% +20.0%
2000 0.6% +0.0%
2001 0.7% +16.7%
2002 0.7% +0.0%
2003 0.8% +14.3%
2004 0.8% +0.0%
2005 0.8% +0.0%
2006 0.8% +0.0%
2007 0.9% +12.5%
2008 0.9% +0.0%
2009 0.9% +0.0%
2010 0.9% +0.0%
2011 0.9% +0.0%
2012 0.9% +0.0%
2013 0.9% +0.0%
2014 0.9% +0.0%
2015 0.9% +0.0%
2016 0.9% +0.0%
2017 0.9% +0.0%
2018 0.9% +0.0%
2019 0.9% +0.0%
2020 0.9% +0.0%
2021 0.9% +0.0%
2022 0.9% +0.0%
2023 0.9% +0.0%
2024 0.9% +0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 2.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 41 Cape Verde 0.9% compare
  2. 41 Djibouti 0.9% compare
  3. 41 Liberia 0.9% compare
  4. 41 Moldova 0.9% compare
  5. 41 Chad 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of hiv, total in Myanmar?
Prevalence of hiv, total in Myanmar was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does Myanmar rank for prevalence of hiv, total?
Myanmar ranks 41st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is prevalence of hiv, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
Unit
% of population ages 15-49
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
152 places, 5,267 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release