Number of new HIV infections in Egypt
Egypt: Number of new HIV infections was 6,300 Cases in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of new HIV infections in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
In 2024, number of new hiv infections in Egypt stood at 6,300 Cases. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Egypt peaked at 6,300 Cases in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,600 Cases, in 2000.
That places Egypt 30th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,600 Cases | — |
| 2001 | 1,700 Cases | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,700 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,800 Cases | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1,900 Cases | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2,000 Cases | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2,000 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,100 Cases | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2,300 Cases | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 2,300 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,400 Cases | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2,600 Cases | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2,800 Cases | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 3,000 Cases | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3,200 Cases | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3,400 Cases | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 3,700 Cases | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 3,900 Cases | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4,100 Cases | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4,400 Cases | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 4,700 Cases | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 5,100 Cases | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 5,300 Cases | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 5,900 Cases | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 6,300 Cases | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,940 Cases | 1,600 Cases | 2,300 Cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,350 Cases | 2,400 Cases | 4,400 Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,460 Cases | 4,700 Cases | 6,300 Cases | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Egypt?
- Number of new hiv infections in Egypt was 6,300 Cases in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 Cases in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 Cases in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated annual number of new HIV infections each year.