Kenya vs Madagascar: New HIV infections
Kenya
19,991 infections
in 2024
Madagascar
16,183 infections
in 2024
Kenya rank
13th
Madagascar rank
14th
New HIV infections over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 19,991 infections against 16,183 infections in Madagascar, a difference of 3,808 infections.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 144 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202,244 infections | 385.72 infections | 201,858 infections | Kenya |
| 2000s | 102,501 infections | 2,544 infections | 99,957 infections | Kenya |
| 2010s | 43,122 infections | 5,343 infections | 37,778 infections | Kenya |
| 2020s | 22,034 infections | 11,170 infections | 10,864 infections | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Kenya, at 19,991 infections against 16,183 infections in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 3,808 infections, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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.