Afghanistan vs Yemen: New HIV infections
Afghanistan
1,761 infections
in 2024
Yemen
1,556 infections
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
60th
Yemen rank
63rd
New HIV infections over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1,761 infections against 1,556 infections in Yemen, a difference of 205 infections.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 60th and Yemen ranks 63rd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.07 infections | 153.18 infections | 6.12 infections | Yemen |
| 2000s | 402.59 infections | 684.81 infections | 282.22 infections | Yemen |
| 2010s | 898.49 infections | 969.01 infections | 70.52 infections | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1,509 infections | 1,462 infections | 46.91 infections | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 1,761 infections against 1,556 infections in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 205 infections, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th and Yemen ranks 63rd 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.