What is the difference in new hiv infections between Central African Republic and Mali?

53 infections, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs Mali: New HIV infections

Central African Republic

3,950 infections

in 2024

Mali

4,003 infections

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

43rd

Mali rank

40th

New HIV infections over time

Central African Republic
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 4,003 infections against 3,950 infections in Central African Republic, a difference of 53 infections.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Mali ranks 40th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,923 infections	12,960 infections	5,964 infections	Central African Republic
2000s	13,272 infections	9,523 infections	3,748 infections	Central African Republic
2010s	7,865 infections	6,751 infections	1,115 infections	Central African Republic
2020s	4,617 infections	4,688 infections	70.8 infections	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Central African Republic or Mali?: Mali, at 4,003 infections against 3,950 infections in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Central African Republic and Mali?: 53 infections, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Mali rank globally for new hiv infections?: Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Mali ranks 40th 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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Indicator: New HIV infections
Unit: infections
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.