New HIV infections, high estimate by country
Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV, high estimate.
Countries reporting
48
Highest
440,000
South Africa
Lowest
100
Comoros
Median
11,000
Years covered
20
1990–2009
Data points
1,074
What the numbers show
New HIV infections, high estimate is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 440,000 in South Africa; the lowest is 100 in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 11,000, and the mean is 46,925.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,400.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 519.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 64.5%).
New HIV infections, high estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 440,000 | 2009 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 390,000 | 2009 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 150,000 | 2009 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 150,000 | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 140,000 | 2009 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 6 | Tanzania | 130,000 | 2009 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 7 | Malawi | 91,000 | 2009 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 89,000 | 2009 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 80,000 | 2009 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 10 | Sudan | 74,000 | 2009 | up 469.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 67,000 | 2009 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 67,000 | 2009 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 47,000 | 2009 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 29,000 | 2009 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,000 | 2009 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 27,000 | 2009 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 15 | Lesotho | 27,000 | 2009 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 18 | Botswana | 20,000 | 2009 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 19 | Burundi | 17,000 | 2009 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 20 | Eswatini | 16,000 | 2009 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 21 | Rwanda | 15,000 | 2009 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 14,000 | 2009 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 23 | Somalia | 13,000 | 2009 | up 519.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 11,000 | 2009 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Namibia | 11,000 | 2009 | down 63.3% | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 9,900 | 2009 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea | 8,400 | 2009 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 8,300 | 2009 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 7,900 | 2009 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 29 | Congo | 7,900 | 2009 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 7,100 | 2009 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 6,800 | 2009 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 6,500 | 2009 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 34 | Gambia | 6,400 | 2009 | up 481.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Morocco | 5,800 | 2009 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 36 | Gabon | 5,000 | 2009 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,500 | 2009 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Liberia | 3,800 | 2009 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Algeria | 3,700 | 2009 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Madagascar | 3,700 | 2009 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt | 2,900 | 2009 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,900 | 2009 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 43 | Eritrea | 2,300 | 2009 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 44 | Mauritania | 1,900 | 2009 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 45 | Djibouti | 1,800 | 2009 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritius | 1,800 | 2009 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 1,000 | 2009 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 100 | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 2.25 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.24 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.23 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 1.80 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 1.41 million
- North Africa 15,200
About this data
Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV, high estimate.