Brazil vs Uganda: New HIV infections
Brazil
55,472 infections
in 2024
Uganda
36,648 infections
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
Uganda rank
6th
New HIV infections over time
- Brazil
- Uganda
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55,472 infections against 36,648 infections in Uganda, a difference of 18,824 infections.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,752 infections | 103,709 infections | 68,956 infections | Uganda |
| 2000s | 31,882 infections | 100,506 infections | 68,625 infections | Uganda |
| 2010s | 63,230 infections | 73,057 infections | 9,827 infections | Uganda |
| 2020s | 61,258 infections | 43,606 infections | 17,652 infections | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Brazil or Uganda?
- Brazil, at 55,472 infections against 36,648 infections in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Brazil and Uganda?
- 18,824 infections, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uganda rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 6th 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.