Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex and age (per 1,000 uninfected population) by country
Countries reporting
152
Highest
4.15
Eswatini
Lowest
0.0021
Syrian Arab Republic
Median
0.1098
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,246
What the numbers show
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex and age (per 1,000 uninfected population) is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 4.15 in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.0021 in Syrian Arab Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1098, and the mean is 0.2999.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,968.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 882.4%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 80.4%).
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 4.15 | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 2 | South Africa | 3.06 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 2.87 | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 4 | Lesotho | 1.94 | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 1.83 | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Congo | 1.7 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 7 | Namibia | 1.56 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 1.55 | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 9 | Fiji | 1.45 | 2024 | up 882.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 1.05 | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0.9082 | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.7894 | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 13 | Suriname | 0.7335 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 14 | Guyana | 0.6919 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 15 | Gabon | 0.6743 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.6429 | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 0.6121 | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 0.5764 | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Angola | 0.5529 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 0.5086 | 2024 | up 153.8% | rising |
| 21 | South Sudan | 0.5026 | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 22 | Haiti | 0.5023 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 23 | Ghana | 0.473 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 24 | Belize | 0.4665 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 0.4553 | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.431 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Gambia | 0.4108 | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 0.4104 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4054 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Jamaica | 0.404 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 31 | Djibouti | 0.3717 | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Kenya | 0.3654 | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Togo | 0.3652 | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 0.3592 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 35 | Barbados | 0.3527 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 0.3323 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea | 0.3232 | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 38 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.2874 | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 0.2841 | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.2722 | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 0.2661 | 2024 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2653 | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2653 | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2639 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 45 | Colombia | 0.2417 | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2417 | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2417 | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.2259 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 49 | Chad | 0.2119 | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Nigeria | 0.2087 | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2077 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 52 | Armenia | 0.2055 | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 0.2024 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 0.1965 | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 55 | Peru | 0.1949 | 2024 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 0.1885 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 57 | Rwanda | 0.1807 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 0.1761 | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 59 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1743 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 0.1728 | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 61 | Cuba | 0.1652 | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.1626 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 0.1615 | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1615 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1615 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.158 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 67 | El Salvador | 0.1489 | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 0.1487 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 69 | Sudan | 0.1352 | 2024 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 70 | Bahamas | 0.1331 | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1288 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0.1257 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Dominica | 0.1199 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 0.1146 | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 0.1108 | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 76 | Timor-Leste | 0.1098 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 76 | Timor-Leste | 0.1098 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 78 | Argentina | 0.1078 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0.1054 | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 80 | Ecuador | 0.1044 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 81 | Eritrea | 0.1035 | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Burundi | 0.1024 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Malta | 0.0924 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 0.091 | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 0.0896 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 86 | Latvia | 0.089 | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.0783 | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 0.0783 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 89 | Malaysia | 0.0773 | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 90 | Cambodia | 0.0728 | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 0.0727 | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 0.0722 | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 93 | Spain | 0.068 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 94 | Italy | 0.0674 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 95 | Libya | 0.0625 | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 0.0605 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 0.0605 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 98 | Algeria | 0.0599 | 2024 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 99 | Tunisia | 0.0574 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 100 | France | 0.056 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 101 | Lithuania | 0.0553 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 102 | Greece | 0.0546 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 103 | Egypt | 0.0538 | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 104 | Montenegro | 0.0534 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 105 | Qatar | 0.0504 | 2024 | up 350.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Canada | 0.048 | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 107 | Iceland | 0.0457 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 108 | Niger | 0.0428 | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Estonia | 0.0423 | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0422 | 2024 | up 454.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 0.0412 | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 0.0405 | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Belgium | 0.0394 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 114 | Bahrain | 0.0393 | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 115 | Yemen | 0.0383 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 116 | Mauritania | 0.0374 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Albania | 0.0371 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 0.0356 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 0.0345 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 0.0338 | 2024 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 121 | Switzerland | 0.033 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 122 | Ireland | 0.033 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 0.0312 | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Singapore | 0.0307 | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 125 | Serbia | 0.0287 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 126 | Morocco | 0.0259 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 127 | Germany | 0.0256 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 128 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0245 | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 128 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0245 | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 130 | Oman | 0.0245 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 131 | Hungary | 0.0218 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 132 | Nepal | 0.0209 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Romania | 0.0203 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 134 | Slovakia | 0.0191 | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Australia | 0.0188 | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 0.0182 | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 137 | Somalia | 0.0175 | 2022 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.0173 | 2023 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 139 | Iraq | 0.0159 | 2024 | up 791.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | 0.0147 | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 141 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.0145 | 2024 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 142 | Mongolia | 0.0142 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0139 | 2024 | up 457.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Maldives | 0.0137 | 2024 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 145 | New Zealand | 0.0124 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 146 | Comoros | 0.0116 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 147 | Croatia | 0.0107 | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 148 | Denmark | 0.01 | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 0.0072 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 150 | Jordan | 0.0035 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0021 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0021 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1.08
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.5392
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.4568
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.3125
- Oceania 0.2959
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 0.2834
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.2103
- Europe 0.1868
- World 0.1634
- Europe and Northern America 0.1527
- South-eastern Asia 0.1251
- Central Asia 0.1238
- Northern America 0.0872
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.0747
- Northern Africa 0.0664
- Central and Southern Asia 0.062
- Southern Asia 0.0594
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.0542
- Eastern Asia 0.0532
- Western Asia 0.0433