Eswatini vs Mozambique: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Eswatini
7.49 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mozambique
4.91 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Eswatini rank
1st
Mozambique rank
3rd
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Eswatini
- Mozambique
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.49 infections per 1,000 people against 4.91 infections per 1,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 2.58 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times Mozambique's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 1st and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.94 infections per 1,000 people | 10.61 infections per 1,000 people | 24.34 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 36.22 infections per 1,000 people | 14.24 infections per 1,000 people | 21.98 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 22.19 infections per 1,000 people | 11.06 infections per 1,000 people | 11.13 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 8.75 infections per 1,000 people | 6.35 infections per 1,000 people | 2.4 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Eswatini or Mozambique?
- Eswatini, at 7.49 infections per 1,000 people against 4.91 infections per 1,000 people in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Eswatini and Mozambique?
- 2.58 infections per 1,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Mozambique rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Eswatini ranks 1st and Mozambique ranks 3rd 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 New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. 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.