Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV

Malawi
3,600
in 2024
Zimbabwe
4,400
in 2024
Malawi rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
15th

Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 4,400 against 3,600 in Malawi, a difference of 800.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 137 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 33,400 75,900 42,500 Zimbabwe
2000s 21,600 33,300 11,700 Zimbabwe
2010s 12,660 11,000 1,660 Malawi
2020s 4,640 4,980 340 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 4,400 against 3,600 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
800, 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 young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv?
Malawi ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid, drawing on UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/young-people-ages-15-24-newly-infected-with-hiv/malawi/zimbabwe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/young-people-ages-15-24-newly-infected-with-hiv/malawi/zimbabwe/">Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
138 places, 4,821 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.