Egypt vs Viet Nam: New HIV infections
Egypt
6,269 infections
in 2024
Viet Nam
6,087 infections
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Viet Nam rank
31st
New HIV infections over time
- Egypt
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6,269 infections against 6,087 infections in Viet Nam, a difference of 182 infections.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 31st of 144 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,396 infections | 9,938 infections | 8,542 infections | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 1,936 infections | 17,002 infections | 15,066 infections | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3,352 infections | 11,991 infections | 8,639 infections | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 5,440 infections | 7,550 infections | 2,110 infections | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Egypt or Viet Nam?
- Egypt, at 6,269 infections against 6,087 infections in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 182 infections, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 31st 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.