Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 60.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 60.4% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 117.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia peaked at 60.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 110th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +64.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +661.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +119.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +50.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +3.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 60.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 60.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.2%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +661.1% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| 2002 | +119.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 0.3% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 18.0% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.4% | 60.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 107 Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.1% compare
- 108 Montenegro 61.0% compare
- 109 East Timor 60.8% compare
- 111 Barbados 60.4% compare
- 112 Bolivia 59.7% compare
- 113 North Macedonia 59.1% compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malaysia was 60.4% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Malaysia ranks 110th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.