Kenya vs Zimbabwe: New HIV infections
Kenya
19,991 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
14,987 infections
in 2024
Kenya rank
13th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
New HIV infections over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 19,991 infections against 14,987 infections in Zimbabwe, a difference of 5,004 infections.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202,244 infections | 215,677 infections | 13,432 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 102,501 infections | 101,285 infections | 1,216 infections | Kenya |
| 2010s | 43,122 infections | 44,864 infections | 1,743 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 22,034 infections | 17,350 infections | 4,684 infections | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 19,991 infections against 14,987 infections in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 5,004 infections, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Kenya ranks 13th 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.