Which has higher new hiv infections, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 43,208 infections against 30,400 infections in Zambia as of 2024.

What is the difference in new hiv infections between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

12,808 infections, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: New HIV infections

Tanzania, United Republic of

43,208 infections

in 2024

Zambia

30,400 infections

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

5th

Zambia rank

8th

New HIV infections over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zambia

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 43,208 infections against 30,400 infections in Zambia, a difference of 12,808 infections.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 8th of 144 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	139,042 infections	87,564 infections	51,478 infections	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	100,112 infections	68,690 infections	31,422 infections	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	96,730 infections	69,123 infections	27,608 infections	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	61,517 infections	38,265 infections	23,252 infections	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 43,208 infections against 30,400 infections in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in new hiv infections between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 12,808 infections, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for new hiv infections?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 8th 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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Indicator: New HIV infections
Unit: infections
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.