New HIV infections in Sudan
Sudan: New HIV infections was 6,812 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, new hiv infections in Sudan stood at 6,812 infections. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 106.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Sudan peaked at 6,812 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,384 infections, in 1990.
Sudan ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Sudan, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,384 infections | — |
| 1991 | 1,556 infections | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 1,819 infections | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 1,891 infections | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 1,935 infections | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,057 infections | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 2,049 infections | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,181 infections | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2,324 infections | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 2,458 infections | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 2,536 infections | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 2,528 infections | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,539 infections | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,596 infections | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,563 infections | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,578 infections | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,561 infections | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,632 infections | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2,524 infections | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 2,809 infections | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 2,899 infections | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3,047 infections | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,976 infections | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,097 infections | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3,305 infections | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3,463 infections | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 3,552 infections | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,548 infections | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,652 infections | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,848 infections | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 4,430 infections | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 4,900 infections | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 5,862 infections | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 6,651 infections | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 6,812 infections | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,966 infections | 1,384 infections | 2,458 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,587 infections | 2,524 infections | 2,809 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,339 infections | 2,899 infections | 3,848 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,731 infections | 4,430 infections | 6,812 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Sudan?
- New hiv infections in Sudan was 6,812 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,812 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,384 infections in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for new hiv infections?
- Sudan ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.