Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: New HIV infections

Nigeria
340,000
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
923,600
in 2009
Nigeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

New HIV infections over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 923,600 against 340,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 583,600.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 2.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 32 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 343,000 1.31 million 962,710 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 316,000 1.05 million 737,910 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 923,600 against 340,000 in Nigeria as of 2009.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
583,600, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for new hiv infections?
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as New HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
New HIV infections
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 760 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV.