What is the difference in number of new hiv infections between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Uganda?

11,000 Cases, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Uganda?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Uganda: Number of new HIV infections

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

26,000 Cases

in 2024

Uganda

37,000 Cases

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

9th

Uganda rank

6th

Number of new HIV infections over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 37,000 Cases against 26,000 Cases in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 11,000 Cases.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 6th of 142 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	54,700 Cases	99,800 Cases	45,100 Cases	Uganda
2010s	37,000 Cases	73,000 Cases	36,000 Cases	Uganda
2020s	28,800 Cases	43,600 Cases	14,800 Cases	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new hiv infections, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Uganda?: Uganda, at 37,000 Cases against 26,000 Cases in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of new hiv infections between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Uganda?: 11,000 Cases, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Uganda rank globally for number of new hiv infections?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 6th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of new HIV infections
Unit: Cases
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 142 places, 3,513 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated annual number of new HIV infections each year.