Malawi vs South Sudan: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Malawi
0.9153 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Sudan
0.795 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi rank
18th
South Sudan rank
21st
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Malawi
- South Sudan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.9153 infections per 1,000 people against 0.795 infections per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1203 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 18th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 144 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.78 infections per 1,000 people | 3.03 infections per 1,000 people | 19.75 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.49 infections per 1,000 people | 2.29 infections per 1,000 people | 8.2 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.58 infections per 1,000 people | 1.62 infections per 1,000 people | 2.96 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.28 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9502 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3264 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Malawi or South Sudan?
- Malawi, at 0.9153 infections per 1,000 people against 0.795 infections per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Malawi and South Sudan?
- 0.1203 infections per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Malawi ranks 18th and South Sudan ranks 21st 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.