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

4,000 Cases, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Number of new HIV infections

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

26,000 Cases

in 2024

Zambia

30,000 Cases

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

9th

Zambia rank

8th

Number of new HIV infections over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 30,000 Cases against 26,000 Cases in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 4,000 Cases.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	54,700 Cases	68,900 Cases	14,200 Cases	Zambia
2010s	37,000 Cases	69,200 Cases	32,200 Cases	Zambia
2020s	28,800 Cases	38,200 Cases	9,400 Cases	Zambia

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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 30,000 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 Zambia?: 4,000 Cases, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia rank globally for number of new hiv infections?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.