Number of new hivaids infections who in Congo

Congo: Number of new hivaids infections who was 11,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 142 countries
All-time high
11,000
in 2019
All-time low
7,200
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of new hivaids infections who in Congo, 2000–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2000201220242000: 7.5k2001: 7.4k2002: 7.6k2003: 7.6k2004: 7.3k2005: 7.4k2006: 7.4k2007: 7.3k2008: 7.2k2009: 7.3k2010: 7.6k2011: 7.8k2012: 8.1k2013: 8.2k2014: 8.5k2015: 8.7k2016: 9.2k2017: 9.5k2018: 9.8k2019: 11.0k2020: 11.0k2021: 11.0k2022: 11.0k2023: 11.0k2024: 11.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of new hivaids infections who in Congo stood at 11,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of new hivaids infections who in Congo peaked at 11,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,200, in 2008.

Congo ranks 20th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Number of new hivaids infections who in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Number of new hivaids infections who in Congo, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 7,500 —
2001 7,400 -1.3%
2002 7,600 +2.7%
2003 7,600 +0.0%
2004 7,300 -3.9%
2005 7,400 +1.4%
2006 7,400 +0.0%
2007 7,300 -1.4%
2008 7,200 -1.4%
2009 7,300 +1.4%
2010 7,600 +4.1%
2011 7,800 +2.6%
2012 8,100 +3.8%
2013 8,200 +1.2%
2014 8,500 +3.7%
2015 8,700 +2.4%
2016 9,200 +5.7%
2017 9,500 +3.3%
2018 9,800 +3.2%
2019 11,000 +12.2%
2020 11,000 +0.0%
2021 11,000 +0.0%
2022 11,000 +0.0%
2023 11,000 +0.0%
2024 11,000 +0.0%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 11,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,100, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 11,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,300, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,400 7,200 7,600 10
2010s 8,840 7,600 11,000 10
2020s 11,000 11,000 11,000 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 17 Cameroon 13,000 compare
  2. 18 Colombia 12,000 compare
  3. 18 Malawi 12,000 compare
  4. 20 Myanmar 11,000 compare
  5. 20 Papua New Guinea 11,000 compare
  6. 23 Cote d'Ivoire 8,200 compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of new hivaids infections who in Congo?
Number of new hivaids infections who in Congo was 11,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of new hivaids infections who recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of new hivaids infections who recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 7,200 in 2008.
How does Congo rank for number of new hivaids infections who?
Congo ranks 20th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of new hivaids infections who rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new hivaids infections who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of new hivaids infections who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
142 places, 3,513 data points, 2000–2024
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