Number of new hiv infections per year by country
Countries reporting
144
Highest
166,536
South Africa
Lowest
7.22
Maldives
Median
1,224
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
4,983
What the numbers show
Number of new hiv infections per year is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 166,536 in South Africa; the lowest is 7.22 in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,224, and the mean is 6,497.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,057.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 1,024.4%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 79.3%).
Number of new hiv infections per year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 166,536 | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 91,525 | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 55,472 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 48,098 | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania | 43,208 | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 6 | Uganda | 36,648 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 7 | Philippines | 30,811 | 2024 | up 241.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 30,400 | 2024 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 26,148 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 25,264 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 21,660 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 20,673 | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 19,991 | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 16,183 | 2024 | up 226.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 15,290 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 14,987 | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 13,134 | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 12,489 | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 11,757 | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 10,934 | 2024 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 10,650 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 22 | Congo | 10,501 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8,209 | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 8,124 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela | 8,109 | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 7,983 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 27 | South Sudan | 7,509 | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 28 | Sudan | 6,812 | 2024 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 6,513 | 2024 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 30 | Egypt | 6,269 | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Vietnam | 6,087 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 32 | Haiti | 5,841 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 4,898 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea | 4,723 | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 35 | Namibia | 4,495 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 36 | Chad | 4,273 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 37 | Eswatini | 4,220 | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 38 | Botswana | 4,159 | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 4,020 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 40 | Mali | 4,003 | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 3,971 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 3,967 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 3,950 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 44 | France | 3,691 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 45 | Spain | 3,224 | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Lesotho | 3,174 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 3,081 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 2,978 | 2024 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 2,957 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Algeria | 2,803 | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Malaysia | 2,733 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 52 | Rwanda | 2,555 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 2,493 | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 2,273 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Germany | 2,151 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 1,938 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 1,882 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 58 | Canada | 1,851 | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 59 | Cuba | 1,801 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 1,761 | 2024 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 1,676 | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 62 | Gabon | 1,672 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 63 | Yemen | 1,556 | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 1,487 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 1,438 | 2024 | up 85.2% | falling |
| 66 | Burundi | 1,435 | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 1,429 | 2024 | up 549.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Benin | 1,384 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 69 | Fiji | 1,342 | 2024 | up 888.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Laos | 1,250 | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 1,238 | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 1,233 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Paraguay | 1,216 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 1,151 | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 1,149 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 1,131 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 77 | Gambia | 1,124 | 2024 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 986.63 | 2024 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 79 | El Salvador | 937.11 | 2024 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 924.73 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 881.01 | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 806.14 | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 83 | Iraq | 735.52 | 2024 | up 1,024.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Tunisia | 704.68 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 85 | Moldova | 704.43 | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 86 | Nepal | 617.53 | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Armenia | 606.99 | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 563.62 | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Guyana | 559.02 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 90 | Greece | 544.63 | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 91 | Australia | 490.98 | 2022 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 92 | Libya | 462.41 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 93 | Belgium | 460.35 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 94 | Suriname | 459.49 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 95 | Honduras | 436.07 | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Djibouti | 429.9 | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 420.36 | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 98 | Romania | 384.35 | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 366.56 | 2024 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 100 | Eritrea | 365.46 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 357.58 | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Somalia | 312.54 | 2022 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Netherlands | 311.89 | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 104 | Switzerland | 292.16 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 232.23 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 214.38 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 107 | Serbia | 192.32 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 108 | Belize | 191.04 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritania | 184.33 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Singapore | 176.75 | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Palestine | 173.71 | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Ireland | 172.48 | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 113 | Latvia | 164.75 | 2024 | down 66.5% | flat |
| 114 | Lithuania | 157.54 | 2024 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 115 | East Timor | 154.19 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 116 | Qatar | 153.27 | 2024 | up 518.5% | volatile |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 153.25 | 2024 | up 644.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Oman | 128.83 | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 105 | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | 102.89 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Barbados | 94.2 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 122 | Bhutan | 83.42 | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 64.73 | 2024 | down 51.8% | rising |
| 124 | Bahrain | 62.93 | 2024 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Denmark | 59.61 | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 126 | Estonia | 57.05 | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 127 | North Macedonia | 56.71 | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahamas | 52.7 | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Syria | 52.2 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 49.53 | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 49.35 | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 48.28 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 133 | Croatia | 41.32 | 2024 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 134 | Jordan | 40.95 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 39.86 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 136 | Montenegro | 33.99 | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 33.78 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 138 | Slovenia | 30.92 | 2024 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 139 | Iceland | 17.91 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.23 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.45 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 142 | Comoros | 10.05 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 143 | Dominica | 7.92 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 144 | Maldives | 7.22 | 2024 | up 159.0% | volatile |