What is the difference in incidence of hiv, all between Namibia and Zambia?

0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Zambia: Incidence of HIV, all

Namibia

1.6 per 1,000 uninfected population

in 2024

Zambia

1.5 per 1,000 uninfected population

in 2024

Namibia rank

7th

Zambia rank

8th

Incidence of HIV, all over time

Namibia
Zambia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected population against 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected population in Zambia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Namibia ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th 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	10.75 per 1,000 uninfected population	11.06 per 1,000 uninfected population	0.31 per 1,000 uninfected population	Zambia
2000s	8.87 per 1,000 uninfected population	6.61 per 1,000 uninfected population	2.26 per 1,000 uninfected population	Namibia
2010s	3.99 per 1,000 uninfected population	4.69 per 1,000 uninfected population	0.7 per 1,000 uninfected population	Zambia
2020s	1.72 per 1,000 uninfected population	2.06 per 1,000 uninfected population	0.34 per 1,000 uninfected population	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, all, Namibia or Zambia?: Namibia, at 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected population against 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected population in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, all between Namibia and Zambia?: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population, with Namibia 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, all?: Namibia ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population)
Unit: per 1,000 uninfected population
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 5,697 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.