Malawi vs Zambia: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Malawi
1.5%
in 2024
Zambia
1.6%
in 2024
Malawi rank
9th
Zambia rank
8th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.