Namibia vs Zimbabwe: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Namibia
2.64 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.44 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Namibia rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
10th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.64 infections per 1,000 people against 1.44 infections per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.2 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.8 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Namibia ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.91 infections per 1,000 people | 44.2 infections per 1,000 people | 26.29 infections per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 13.38 infections per 1,000 people | 14.53 infections per 1,000 people | 1.15 infections per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.21 infections per 1,000 people | 5.66 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5506 infections per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.81 infections per 1,000 people | 1.72 infections per 1,000 people | 1.09 infections per 1,000 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Namibia, at 2.64 infections per 1,000 people against 1.44 infections per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 1.2 infections per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Namibia ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.