HIV incidence in Eswatini

HIV incidence in Eswatini was 7.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1990.

Measure: HIV incidence, ages 15 to 49 Unit: New infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49 Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Eswatini, 2024 7.50 New infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
Change from 2023 −0.60per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2023: 8.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
World, 2024 0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 Official aggregate
Position in 2024 1st of 138 See the full ranking

HIV incidence in Eswatini over time

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New infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

HIV incidence, ages 15 to 49 (new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49), 2000 to 2024
Period EswatiniWorld
2024 7.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2023 8.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.29 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2022 7.90 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.30 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2021 10.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.32 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2020 10.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.33 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2019 12.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.35 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2018 14.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.36 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2017 14.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.38 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2016 17.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2015 21.90 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.41 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2014 26.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.43 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2013 28.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.44 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2012 28.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.46 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2011 29.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.47 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2010 29.00 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.48 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2009 31.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2008 32.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.51 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2007 32.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.52 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2006 33.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.54 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2005 34.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.56 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2004 36.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.58 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2003 37.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2002 39.00 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.63 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2001 41.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.66 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2000 44.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.60 from 8.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 26.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49, the figure has changed by −18.90.
  • Among the 138 countries with data for 2024, Eswatini has the highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49.

Source and dates

Original producer
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.HIV.INCD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Eswatini
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)