Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Children newly infected with HIV
Malawi
2,164 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2,843 infections
in 2024
Malawi rank
12th
Zimbabwe rank
9th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2,843 infections against 2,164 infections in Malawi, a difference of 679 infections.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 86 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,700 infections | 41,094 infections | 13,394 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 24,429 infections | 29,526 infections | 5,098 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9,159 infections | 9,490 infections | 330.11 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2,850 infections | 3,773 infections | 922.9 infections | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2,843 infections against 2,164 infections in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 679 infections, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children newly infected with HIV. 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 aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.