Egypt vs Peru: New HIV infections
Egypt
6,269 infections
in 2024
Peru
6,513 infections
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Peru rank
29th
New HIV infections over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 6,513 infections against 6,269 infections in Egypt, a difference of 244 infections.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and Peru ranks 29th of 144 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,396 infections | 6,180 infections | 4,783 infections | Peru |
| 2000s | 1,936 infections | 5,502 infections | 3,566 infections | Peru |
| 2010s | 3,352 infections | 5,466 infections | 2,115 infections | Peru |
| 2020s | 5,440 infections | 6,659 infections | 1,218 infections | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Egypt or Peru?
- Peru, at 6,513 infections against 6,269 infections in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Egypt and Peru?
- 244 infections, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Peru ranks 29th 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.