New HIV infections in Congo
Congo: New HIV infections was 1.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 140 countries
All-time high
4.5
in 1990
All-time low
1.6
in 2024
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.6 for new hiv infections in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Congo peaked at 4.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2024.
That places Congo 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5 | — |
| 1991 | 4.1 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.5 | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.7 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2 | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Congo?
- New hiv infections in Congo was 1.6 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for new hiv infections?
- Congo ranks 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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