France vs Italy: New HIV infections
France
3,691 infections
in 2023
Italy
3,967 infections
in 2024
France rank
44th
Italy rank
42nd
New HIV infections over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,967 infections against 3,691 infections in France, a difference of 276 infections.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 44th and Italy ranks 42nd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,206 infections | 4,593 infections | 1,613 infections | France |
| 2000s | 5,448 infections | 4,453 infections | 995.24 infections | France |
| 2010s | 4,289 infections | 4,358 infections | 69.21 infections | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,441 infections | 4,065 infections | 623.53 infections | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 3,967 infections against 3,691 infections in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between France and Italy?
- 276 infections, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for new hiv infections?
- France ranks 44th and Italy ranks 42nd 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.