Namibia vs Zambia: Prevalence of HIV, total
Namibia
9.0%
in 2024
Zambia
9.4%
in 2024
Namibia rank
8th
Zambia rank
7th
Prevalence of HIV, total over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9.4% against 9.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 12.7% | 5.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.4% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.8% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 10.3% | 0.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9.4% against 9.0% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, total between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of hiv, total?
- Namibia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.