Namibia vs Zambia: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49
Namibia
2.6 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Zambia
2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Namibia rank
8th
Zambia rank
6th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 2.6 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Namibia, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 6th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 19.58 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.68 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 13.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 10.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 2.68 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 6.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 8.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 2.06 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.82 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 3.74 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 0.92 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 2.6 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49 between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49?
- Namibia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 6th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.