Congo vs Malawi: New HIV infections
Congo
10,501 infections
in 2024
Malawi
11,757 infections
in 2024
Congo rank
22nd
Malawi rank
19th
New HIV infections over time
- Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11,757 infections against 10,501 infections in Congo, a difference of 1,256 infections.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 19th of 144 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,820 infections | 120,313 infections | 111,493 infections | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7,396 infections | 75,915 infections | 68,519 infections | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8,832 infections | 40,886 infections | 32,054 infections | Malawi |
| 2020s | 10,816 infections | 15,037 infections | 4,221 infections | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Congo or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 11,757 infections against 10,501 infections in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Congo and Malawi?
- 1,256 infections, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Congo ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 19th 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.