HIV incidence in South Africa
HIV incidence in South Africa was 5.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
South Africa, 2024
5.20
Change from 2023
−0.30per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
World, 2024
0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
Median of G20 countries, 2024
0.18 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
Position in 2024
2nd of 138
HIV incidence in South Africa 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.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2023 | 5.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.29 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2022 | 5.90 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.30 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2021 | 6.30 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.32 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2020 | 6.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.33 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2019 | 7.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.35 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2018 | 7.80 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.36 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2017 | 8.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.38 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2016 | 9.30 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2015 | 10.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.41 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2014 | 10.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.43 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2013 | 11.30 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.44 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2012 | 12.00 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.46 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2011 | 12.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.47 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2010 | 13.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.48 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2009 | 14.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2008 | 14.80 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.51 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2007 | 15.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.52 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2006 | 16.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.54 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2005 | 16.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.56 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2004 | 17.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.58 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2003 | 18.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2002 | 19.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.63 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2001 | 20.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 | 0.66 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 |
| 2000 | 21.90 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 −0.30 from 5.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49, the figure has changed by −5.40.
- Among the 138 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49.
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.0 years
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Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
7.40 litres
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