Egypt vs South Sudan: New HIV infections
Egypt
6,269 infections
in 2024
South Sudan
7,509 infections
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
South Sudan rank
27th
New HIV infections over time
- Egypt
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7,509 infections against 6,269 infections in Egypt, a difference of 1,240 infections.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and South Sudan ranks 27th of 144 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,396 infections | 12,417 infections | 11,020 infections | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1,936 infections | 14,085 infections | 12,149 infections | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3,352 infections | 13,278 infections | 9,926 infections | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 5,440 infections | 8,214 infections | 2,774 infections | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Egypt or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7,509 infections against 6,269 infections in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Egypt and South Sudan?
- 1,240 infections, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Sudan rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Egypt ranks 30th and South Sudan ranks 27th 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.