Congo vs Zimbabwe: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Congo
2.71 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.44 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
10th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.71 infections per 1,000 people against 1.44 infections per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.27 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Congo ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.23 infections per 1,000 people | 44.2 infections per 1,000 people | 38.97 infections per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.93 infections per 1,000 people | 14.53 infections per 1,000 people | 11.6 infections per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.69 infections per 1,000 people | 5.66 infections per 1,000 people | 2.97 infections per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2.92 infections per 1,000 people | 1.72 infections per 1,000 people | 1.2 infections per 1,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Congo, at 2.71 infections per 1,000 people against 1.44 infections per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 1.27 infections per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Congo ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.