Malawi vs Zimbabwe: New HIV infections
Malawi
11,757 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
14,987 infections
in 2024
Malawi rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
New HIV infections over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 14,987 infections against 11,757 infections in Malawi, a difference of 3,230 infections.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th 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 | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120,313 infections | 215,677 infections | 95,364 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 75,915 infections | 101,285 infections | 25,370 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 40,886 infections | 44,864 infections | 3,979 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 15,037 infections | 17,350 infections | 2,313 infections | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 14,987 infections against 11,757 infections in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 3,230 infections, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Malawi ranks 19th 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.