New HIV infections — all countries

New HIV infections — Namibia

New HIV infections in Namibia in 2024 — 2.6 per 1,000. Ranked 131 in the world out of 138. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 65.3%.

2024 2.6 per 1,000 −3.7% vs 2023
World rank 131of 138
Period maximum 23.2 per 1,0001996
Period minimum 2.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · per 1,000 uninfected people

New HIV infections — Namibia, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 7.5 per 1,0001991: 10.3 per 1,0001992: 13.5 per 1,0001993: 16.9 per 1,0001994: 20.1 per 1,0001995: 22.3 per 1,0001996: 23.2 per 1,0001997: 23 per 1,0001998: 21.8 per 1,0001999: 20.4 per 1,0002000: 18.9 per 1,0002001: 17.1 per 1,0002002: 15.8 per 1,0002003: 14.6 per 1,0002004: 13.6 per 1,0002005: 12.4 per 1,0002006: 11.6 per 1,0002007: 10.6 per 1,0002008: 9.8 per 1,0002009: 9.4 per 1,0002010: 9 per 1,0002011: 8.8 per 1,0002012: 7.4 per 1,0002013: 6.7 per 1,0002014: 6.2 per 1,0002015: 5.8 per 1,0002016: 5.5 per 1,0002017: 5 per 1,0002018: 4.3 per 1,0002019: 3.5 per 1,0002020: 3 per 1,0002021: 3.1 per 1,0002022: 2.7 per 1,0002023: 2.7 per 1,0002024: 2.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −4.9 (−65.33%) Average annual rate: -3.07 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 2.6 per 1,000
World 0.28 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.88 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 4.99 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.55 per 1,000
New HIV infections — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 2.6 −0.1 −3.7%
2023 2.7 +0 +0%
2022 2.7 −0.4 −12.9%
2021 3.1 +0.1 +3.33%
2020 3 −0.5 −14.29%
2019 3.5 −0.8 −18.6%
2018 4.3 −0.7 −14%
2017 5 −0.5 −9.09%
2016 5.5 −0.3 −5.17%
2015 5.8 −0.4 −6.45%
2014 6.2 −0.5 −7.46%
2013 6.7 −0.7 −9.46%
2012 7.4 −1.4 −15.91%
2011 8.8 −0.2 −2.22%
2010 9 −0.4 −4.26%
2009 9.4 −0.4 −4.08%
2008 9.8 −0.8 −7.55%
2007 10.6 −1 −8.62%
2006 11.6 −0.8 −6.45%
2005 12.4 −1.2 −8.82%
2004 13.6 −1 −6.85%
2003 14.6 −1.2 −7.59%
2002 15.8 −1.3 −7.6%
2001 17.1 −1.8 −9.52%
2000 18.9 −1.5 −7.35%
1999 20.4 −1.4 −6.42%
1998 21.8 −1.2 −5.22%
1997 23 −0.2 −0.86%
1996 23.2 +0.9 +4.04%
1995 22.3 +2.2 +10.95%
1994 20.1 +3.2 +18.93%
1993 16.9 +3.4 +25.19%
1992 13.5 +3.2 +31.07%
1991 10.3 +2.8 +37.33%
1990 7.5

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of new HIV infections during a year per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15–49. The denominator here is precisely the uninfected: only they can be infected, and as prevalence rises this denominator shrinks. The indicator answers the question of the current speed of spread, whereas prevalence and the number of people living with HIV reflect the accumulated result of past years.

Important: Incidence and prevalence move in different directions: treatment prolongs the lives of people living with HIV, so the number of people living with HIV can grow while the number of new infections falls.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.