Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV by country

Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

Countries reporting
146
Highest
170,000
South Africa
Lowest
100
Vanuatu
Median
1,200
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
5,088

What the numbers show

Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 170,000 in South Africa; the lowest is 100 in Vanuatu.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,200, and the mean is 6,462.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,700.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 640.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 78.7%).

Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Africa 170,000 2024 down 39.3% falling
2 Mozambique 92,000 2024 down 38.7% rising
3 Brazil 55,000 2024 down 15.4% rising
4 Nigeria 48,000 2024 down 56.4% falling
5 Tanzania, United Republic of 43,000 2024 down 56.1% falling
6 Uganda 37,000 2024 down 50.0% falling
7 Philippines 31,000 2024 up 244.4% volatile
8 Zambia 30,000 2024 down 58.3% falling
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26,000 2024 down 27.8% falling
10 Indonesia 25,000 2024 down 41.9% volatile
11 Mexico 22,000 2024 up 15.8% rising
12 Angola 21,000 2024 down 22.2% rising
13 Kenya 20,000 2024 down 56.5% volatile
14 Madagascar 16,000 2024 up 220.0% volatile
15 Ghana 15,000 2024 down 28.6% falling
15 Zimbabwe 15,000 2024 down 66.7% volatile
17 Cameroon 13,000 2024 down 45.8% falling
18 Colombia 12,000 2023 up 9.1% rising
18 Malawi 12,000 2024 down 73.3% volatile
20 Congo 11,000 2024 up 29.4% rising
20 Myanmar 11,000 2024 down 31.2% falling
20 Papua New Guinea 11,000 2024 up 74.6% rising
23 Côte d'Ivoire 8,200 2024 down 48.8% volatile
24 Thailand 8,100 2024 down 46.0% volatile
24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8,100 2024 up 97.6% volatile
26 Ethiopia 8,000 2024 down 52.9% volatile
27 South Sudan 7,500 2024 down 53.1% falling
28 Sudan 6,800 2024 up 106.1% rising
29 Peru 6,500 2024 up 25.0% flat
30 Egypt 6,300 2024 up 96.9% volatile
31 Viet Nam 6,100 2024 down 49.2% falling
32 Haiti 5,800 2024 down 18.3% falling
33 Argentina 4,900 2024 down 7.5% falling
34 Guinea 4,700 2024 down 50.5% falling
35 Namibia 4,500 2024 down 46.4% falling
36 Chad 4,300 2024 down 30.6% falling
37 Botswana 4,200 2024 down 65.0% volatile
37 Eswatini 4,200 2024 down 67.7% falling
39 Central African Republic 4,000 2024 down 50.6% falling
39 Chile 4,000 2024 up 21.2% rising
39 Dominican Republic 4,000 2024 unchanged falling
39 Italy 4,000 2024 down 9.1% falling
39 Mali 4,000 2024 down 42.0% falling
44 France 3,700 2023 down 14.0% falling
45 Spain 3,200 2024 down 5.9% volatile
45 Lesotho 3,200 2024 down 78.7% volatile
47 Togo 3,100 2024 down 20.5% falling
48 Burkina Faso 3,000 2024 down 3.2% volatile
48 Senegal 3,000 2024 up 87.5% falling
50 Algeria 2,800 2024 up 115.4% volatile
51 Malaysia 2,700 2024 down 46.0% falling
52 Rwanda 2,600 2024 down 65.3% volatile
53 Sierra Leone 2,500 2024 down 56.9% falling
54 Kazakhstan 2,300 2024 down 17.9% volatile
55 Germany 2,200 2024 down 8.3% falling
56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,900 2024 down 9.5% rising
56 Canada 1,900 2022 unchanged falling
56 Ecuador 1,900 2024 down 24.0% falling
59 Afghanistan 1,800 2024 up 106.9% volatile
59 Cuba 1,800 2024 down 14.3% rising
61 Gabon 1,700 2024 down 37.0% falling
61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,700 2023 down 39.3% falling
63 Yemen 1,600 2024 up 81.8% volatile
64 Panama 1,500 2024 up 15.4% rising
65 Burundi 1,400 2024 down 53.3% volatile
65 Benin 1,400 2024 down 57.6% falling
65 Guatemala 1,400 2024 up 79.5% falling
65 Saudi Arabia 1,400 2024 up 180.0% volatile
69 Fiji 1,300 2024 up 550.0% volatile
69 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,300 2024 up 8.3% rising
71 Bangladesh 1,200 2024 unchanged volatile
71 Cambodia 1,200 2024 down 33.3% volatile
71 Niger 1,200 2024 unchanged volatile
71 Paraguay 1,200 2024 down 7.7% rising
75 Costa Rica 1,100 2024 up 10.0% rising
75 Gambia 1,100 2024 down 47.6% rising
75 Jamaica 1,100 2024 down 15.4% falling
78 Morocco 990 2024 down 17.5% flat
79 El Salvador 940 2024 up 51.6% volatile
80 Kyrgyzstan 920 2024 up 7.0% volatile
81 Guinea-Bissau 880 2024 down 51.1% volatile
82 Portugal 810 2024 down 32.5% falling
83 Iraq 740 2024 up 640.0% volatile
84 Republic of Moldova 700 2024 down 50.0% falling
84 Tunisia 700 2024 up 29.6% rising
86 Nepal 620 2024 down 63.5% volatile
87 Armenia 610 2024 up 22.0% volatile
88 Georgia 560 2024 down 5.1% volatile
88 Guyana 560 2024 up 12.0% falling
90 Greece 540 2024 down 15.6% rising
91 Australia 500 2022 down 50.0% rising
91 Azerbaijan 500 2024 down 21.9% rising
91 Belgium 500 2024 down 15.3% rising
91 Bulgaria 500 2024 up 150.0% rising
91 Switzerland 500 2024 unchanged falling
91 Cape Verde 500 2024 unchanged rising
91 Djibouti 500 2024 unchanged volatile
91 Eritrea 500 2024 unchanged volatile
91 Honduras 500 2024 unchanged volatile
91 Libya 500 2024 unchanged rising
91 Sri Lanka 500 2024 unchanged rising
91 Netherlands 500 2023 down 27.5% falling
91 Romania 500 2024 down 23.1% volatile
91 Somalia 500 2022 down 12.3% falling
91 Suriname 500 2024 unchanged rising
91 Tajikistan 500 2024 down 50.0% rising
107 Albania 200 2024 up 100.0% rising
107 United Arab Emirates 200 2024 up 100.0% rising
107 Belize 200 2024 unchanged volatile
107 Ireland 200 2024 down 60.0% rising
107 Lithuania 200 2024 down 60.0% volatile
107 Latvia 200 2024 down 60.0% rising
107 Mauritania 200 2024 unchanged volatile
107 Oman 200 2024 unchanged falling
107 Qatar 200 2024 up 100.0% rising
107 Singapore 200 2023 down 60.0% rising
107 Serbia 200 2024 unchanged flat
107 Slovakia 200 2024 up 100.0% rising
107 Timor-Leste 200 2024 unchanged rising
120 Antigua and Barbuda 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Bahrain 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Bahamas 100 2024 down 50.0% volatile
120 Barbados 100 2024 down 50.0% volatile
120 Bhutan 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Comoros 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Dominica 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Denmark 100 2024 down 50.0% volatile
120 Estonia 100 2024 down 50.0% volatile
120 Croatia 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Iceland 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Jordan 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Saint Lucia 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Luxembourg 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Maldives 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 North Macedonia 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Malta 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Montenegro 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Mongolia 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 New Zealand 100 2024 down 50.0% rising
120 Solomon Islands 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Slovenia 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Syrian Arab Republic 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Tuvalu 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100 2024 unchanged flat
120 Vanuatu 100 2024 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) 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
147 places, 5,088 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.