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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.30 million
About this data
Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.