Namibia vs Zambia: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Namibia
2.64 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zambia
2.76 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Namibia rank
8th
Zambia rank
6th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.76 infections per 1,000 people against 2.64 infections per 1,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 0.12 infections per 1,000 people.
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 144 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 | 17.91 infections per 1,000 people | 19.59 infections per 1,000 people | 1.68 infections per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 13.38 infections per 1,000 people | 10.7 infections per 1,000 people | 2.67 infections per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 6.21 infections per 1,000 people | 8.29 infections per 1,000 people | 2.07 infections per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.81 infections per 1,000 people | 3.72 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9063 infections per 1,000 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.76 infections per 1,000 people against 2.64 infections per 1,000 people in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.12 infections per 1,000 people, 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 hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Namibia ranks 8th 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.