Mozambique vs Zambia: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Mozambique
4.91 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zambia
2.76 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mozambique rank
3rd
Zambia rank
6th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.91 infections per 1,000 people against 2.76 infections per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 2.15 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.8 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.61 infections per 1,000 people | 19.59 infections per 1,000 people | 8.98 infections per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 14.24 infections per 1,000 people | 10.7 infections per 1,000 people | 3.54 infections per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 11.06 infections per 1,000 people | 8.29 infections per 1,000 people | 2.77 infections per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 6.35 infections per 1,000 people | 3.72 infections per 1,000 people | 2.63 infections per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Mozambique, at 4.91 infections per 1,000 people against 2.76 infections per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 2.15 infections per 1,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Mozambique ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 6th 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.