Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Incidence of HIV, all

Zambia
1.5 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.91 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Zambia rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
11th

Incidence of HIV, all over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected population against 0.91 per 1,000 uninfected population in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.59 per 1,000 uninfected population.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 146 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 11.06 per 1,000 uninfected population 24.25 per 1,000 uninfected population 13.19 per 1,000 uninfected population Zimbabwe
2000s 6.61 per 1,000 uninfected population 10.11 per 1,000 uninfected population 3.5 per 1,000 uninfected population Zimbabwe
2010s 4.69 per 1,000 uninfected population 3.65 per 1,000 uninfected population 1.04 per 1,000 uninfected population Zambia
2020s 2.06 per 1,000 uninfected population 1.11 per 1,000 uninfected population 0.948 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, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zambia, at 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected population against 0.91 per 1,000 uninfected population in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, all between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
0.59 per 1,000 uninfected population, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for incidence of hiv, all?
Zambia ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th 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

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