Argentina vs Egypt: New HIV infections
Argentina
4,898 infections
in 2024
Egypt
6,269 infections
in 2024
Argentina rank
33rd
Egypt rank
30th
New HIV infections over time
- Argentina
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6,269 infections against 4,898 infections in Argentina, a difference of 1,371 infections.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 30th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,562 infections | 1,396 infections | 4,166 infections | Argentina |
| 2000s | 5,601 infections | 1,936 infections | 3,665 infections | Argentina |
| 2010s | 5,314 infections | 3,352 infections | 1,963 infections | Argentina |
| 2020s | 5,003 infections | 5,440 infections | 437.01 infections | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Argentina or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 6,269 infections against 4,898 infections in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Argentina and Egypt?
- 1,371 infections, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Egypt?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Egypt rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Argentina ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 30th 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.