New HIV infections, low estimate by country
Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV, low estimate.
Countries reporting
48
Highest
340,000
South Africa
Lowest
100
Comoros
Median
4,250
Years covered
20
1990–2009
Data points
1,080
What the numbers show
New HIV infections, low estimate is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 340,000 in South Africa; the lowest is 100 in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,250, and the mean is 30,569.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,400.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 4,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 89.5%).
New HIV infections, low estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 340,000 | 2009 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 280,000 | 2009 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 110,000 | 2009 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 100,000 | 2009 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 5 | Tanzania | 82,000 | 2009 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 6 | Kenya | 81,000 | 2009 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 7 | Zambia | 62,000 | 2009 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 57,000 | 2009 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 49,000 | 2009 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 48,000 | 2009 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 45,000 | 2009 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sudan | 38,000 | 2009 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Lesotho | 20,000 | 2009 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 17,000 | 2009 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 15 | Angola | 16,000 | 2009 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 16 | Eswatini | 12,000 | 2009 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 16 | Chad | 12,000 | 2009 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 18 | Burundi | 11,000 | 2009 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11,000 | 2009 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 20 | Botswana | 10,000 | 2009 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 6,200 | 2009 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 22 | Niger | 5,300 | 2009 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 23 | Congo | 5,200 | 2009 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 4,300 | 2009 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 25 | Somalia | 4,200 | 2009 | up 4,100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Senegal | 4,100 | 2009 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea | 3,800 | 2009 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 27 | Rwanda | 3,800 | 2009 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 29 | Benin | 3,400 | 2009 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 3,100 | 2009 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 3,000 | 2009 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Namibia | 2,100 | 2009 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Gambia | 1,900 | 2009 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Madagascar | 1,800 | 2009 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,400 | 2009 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 36 | Gabon | 1,300 | 2009 | down 62.9% | flat |
| 36 | Mali | 1,300 | 2009 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 38 | Morocco | 1,200 | 2009 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,200 | 2009 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Algeria | 1,100 | 2009 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Djibouti | 1,000 | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Egypt | 1,000 | 2009 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Eritrea | 1,000 | 2009 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 41 | Mauritius | 1,000 | 2009 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 1,000 | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Liberia | 1,000 | 2009 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 47 | Tunisia | 500 | 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 1.47 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.46 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.46 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 1.12 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 842,500
- North Africa 4,800
About this data
Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV, low estimate.