New HIV infections in Zambia
Zambia: New HIV infections was 1.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.1
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
9th
of 140 countries
All-time high
13.9
in 1993
All-time low
1.1
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.1 for new hiv infections in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Zambia peaked at 13.9 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 9th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New HIV infections in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.6 | — |
| 1991 | 12.9 | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 13.6 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 13.9 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 13.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.4 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 12.9 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 12.3 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 11.5 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 10.9 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 9.7 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.7 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.1 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 7.5 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 5.8 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 4 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.69 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.83 | 5.5 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.1 | 2 | 6 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Zambia?
- New hiv infections in Zambia was 1.1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 1993.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for new hiv infections?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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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