New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Egypt
Egypt: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0963 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
100th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.0963 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.0356 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Egypt stood at 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Egypt peaked at 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Egypt 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Egypt, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.037 infections per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.037 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0373 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.038 infections per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0387 infections per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0381 infections per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0386 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0379 infections per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0375 infections per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0378 infections per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 infections per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0386 infections per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 infections per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0411 infections per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0411 infections per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 infections per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0449 infections per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0461 infections per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 infections per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0506 infections per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0524 infections per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0558 infections per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.058 infections per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.061 infections per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0648 infections per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0676 infections per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0701 infections per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0743 infections per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0788 infections per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0834 infections per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0844 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0918 infections per 1,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3739 infections per 1,000 people, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0662 infections per 1,000 people, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0376 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0387 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0409 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0378 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0461 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0475 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0743 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.087 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0788 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 97 Libya 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 98 Tunisia 0.1006 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 99 Algeria 0.1 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 101 Canada 0.0942 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 102 Estonia 0.0898 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 103 Iceland 0.0847 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Egypt?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Egypt was 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.