New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population) by country
Countries reporting
140
Highest
2.4
South Africa
Lowest
0.01
Syrian Arab Republic
Median
0.1
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
5,241
What the numbers show
New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population) is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 2.4 in South Africa; the lowest is 0.01 in Syrian Arab Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1, and the mean is 0.3021.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 240.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 900.0%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 90.0%).
New HIV infections: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 2.4 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 2.3 | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 3 | Lesotho | 2 | 2025 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Fiji | 1.9 | 2025 | up 427.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Eswatini | 1.9 | 2025 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Congo | 1.6 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 7 | Botswana | 1.4 | 2025 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Namibia | 1.4 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 1.1 | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 0.89 | 2025 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 0.79 | 2025 | up 163.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.71 | 2025 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 0.7 | 2025 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Malawi | 0.67 | 2025 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Gabon | 0.58 | 2025 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Guyana | 0.56 | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 17 | Angola | 0.53 | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 18 | Liberia | 0.5 | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 18 | Mauritius | 0.5 | 2025 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 20 | Belize | 0.49 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 0.49 | 2025 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.48 | 2025 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.47 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | Gambia | 0.47 | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 0.42 | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.42 | 2025 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.4 | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 27 | Jamaica | 0.4 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 30 | South Sudan | 0.39 | 2025 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 31 | Haiti | 0.38 | 2025 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 0.36 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 0.34 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.33 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 35 | Barbados | 0.31 | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 0.3 | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 37 | Philippines | 0.29 | 2025 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.28 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 39 | Djibouti | 0.27 | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 0.27 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea | 0.26 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 0.25 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.25 | 2025 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Togo | 0.25 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.25 | 2025 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.23 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.22 | 2025 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Armenia | 0.21 | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Paraguay | 0.21 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.2 | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.2 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.19 | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 52 | Peru | 0.19 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 0.18 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Mali | 0.18 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.17 | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 0.17 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.17 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Myanmar | 0.17 | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 56 | Pakistan | 0.17 | 2025 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0.16 | 2025 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Chad | 0.16 | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Cuba | 0.15 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.15 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.15 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 0.13 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 67 | Burundi | 0.11 | 2025 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahamas | 0.11 | 2025 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0.11 | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Albania | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1 | 2025 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Australia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Belgium | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Benin | 0.1 | 2025 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 0.1 | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Bhutan | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Canada | 0.1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Switzerland | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Comoros | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Germany | 0.1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Denmark | 0.1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Algeria | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Eritrea | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Spain | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Estonia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 70 | France | 0.1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Georgia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 70 | Greece | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Indonesia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Ireland | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Iceland | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Italy | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0.1 | 2025 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Kuwait | 0.1 | 2025 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Lebanon | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Libya | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Latvia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 56.5% | flat |
| 70 | Morocco | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Malta | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Montenegro | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Mongolia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Mauritania | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 0.1 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 70 | Niger | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands | 0.1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Norway | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Nepal | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Oman | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.1 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 70 | Qatar | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Romania | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 70 | Sudan | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Singapore | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0.1 | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 70 | Serbia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Slovenia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 0.1 | 2025 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 0.1 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 0.1 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 70 | Tunisia | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 0.1 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 70 | Yemen | 0.1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Bangladesh | 0.01 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Maldives | 0.01 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | New Zealand | 0.01 | 2025 | down 90.0% | flat |
| 135 | Somalia | 0.01 | 2025 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 135 | Sweden | 0.01 | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.01 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.