Ghana vs Zimbabwe: New HIV infections
Ghana
15,290 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
14,987 infections
in 2024
Ghana rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
New HIV infections over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15,290 infections against 14,987 infections in Zimbabwe, a difference of 303 infections.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ghana ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 144 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,660 infections | 215,677 infections | 182,017 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 26,155 infections | 101,285 infections | 75,130 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 20,648 infections | 44,864 infections | 24,216 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 17,220 infections | 17,350 infections | 129.26 infections | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Ghana, at 15,290 infections against 14,987 infections in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 303 infections, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Ghana ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.