Uganda vs Zambia: New HIV infections
Uganda
36,648 infections
in 2024
Zambia
30,400 infections
in 2024
Uganda rank
6th
Zambia rank
8th
New HIV infections over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 36,648 infections against 30,400 infections in Zambia, a difference of 6,248 infections.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th of 144 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103,709 infections | 87,564 infections | 16,144 infections | Uganda |
| 2000s | 100,506 infections | 68,690 infections | 31,816 infections | Uganda |
| 2010s | 73,057 infections | 69,123 infections | 3,934 infections | Uganda |
| 2020s | 43,606 infections | 38,265 infections | 5,342 infections | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 36,648 infections against 30,400 infections in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Uganda and Zambia?
- 6,248 infections, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Uganda ranks 6th 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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About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.