Egypt vs Sudan: New HIV infections
Egypt
6,269 infections
in 2024
Sudan
6,812 infections
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Sudan rank
28th
New HIV infections over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6,812 infections against 6,269 infections in Egypt, a difference of 543 infections.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 28th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,396 infections | 1,966 infections | 569.17 infections | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1,936 infections | 2,587 infections | 650.68 infections | Sudan |
| 2010s | 3,352 infections | 3,339 infections | 12.91 infections | Egypt |
| 2020s | 5,440 infections | 5,731 infections | 290.42 infections | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Egypt or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6,812 infections against 6,269 infections in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Egypt and Sudan?
- 543 infections, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 28th 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.