Ethiopia vs Sudan: New HIV infections
Ethiopia
7,983 infections
in 2024
Sudan
6,812 infections
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
26th
Sudan rank
28th
New HIV infections over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 7,983 infections against 6,812 infections in Sudan, a difference of 1,171 infections.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 28th of 144 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111,833 infections | 1,966 infections | 109,867 infections | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 41,079 infections | 2,587 infections | 38,492 infections | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 17,564 infections | 3,339 infections | 14,226 infections | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 9,899 infections | 5,731 infections | 4,168 infections | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Ethiopia, at 7,983 infections against 6,812 infections in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 1,171 infections, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Ethiopia ranks 26th 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.