Afghanistan vs Canada: New HIV infections
Afghanistan
1,761 infections
in 2024
Canada
1,851 infections
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
60th
Canada rank
58th
New HIV infections over time
- Afghanistan
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,851 infections against 1,761 infections in Afghanistan, a difference of 90 infections.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Canada ranks 58th of 144 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.07 infections | 2,555 infections | 2,408 infections | Canada |
| 2000s | 402.59 infections | 2,442 infections | 2,040 infections | Canada |
| 2010s | 898.49 infections | 1,915 infections | 1,017 infections | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,397 infections | 1,732 infections | 334.99 infections | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Afghanistan or Canada?
- Canada, at 1,851 infections against 1,761 infections in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Afghanistan and Canada?
- 90 infections, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Canada?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Canada rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th and Canada ranks 58th 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 HIV infections. 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 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.