Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Children newly infected with HIV
Zambia
3,001 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2,843 infections
in 2024
Zambia rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
9th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3,001 infections against 2,843 infections in Zimbabwe, a difference of 158 infections.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Zambia ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,276 infections | 41,094 infections | 20,818 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 18,098 infections | 29,526 infections | 11,429 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9,572 infections | 9,490 infections | 82.61 infections | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4,291 infections | 3,773 infections | 518.32 infections | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zambia, at 3,001 infections against 2,843 infections in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 158 infections, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Zambia ranks 8th 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.