New HIV infections — all countries

New HIV infections — Zambia

New HIV infections in Zambia in 2024 — 2.8 per 1,000. Ranked 133 in the world out of 138. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 88.1%.

2024 2.8 per 1,000 −6.67% vs 2023
World rank 133of 138
Period maximum 23.9 per 1,0001991
Period minimum 2.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · per 1,000 uninfected people

New HIV infections — Zambia, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 23.5 per 1,0001991: 23.9 per 1,0001992: 23.2 per 1,0001993: 21.7 per 1,0001994: 20.4 per 1,0001995: 19.1 per 1,0001996: 17.8 per 1,0001997: 16.4 per 1,0001998: 15.4 per 1,0001999: 14.4 per 1,0002000: 13.6 per 1,0002001: 12.7 per 1,0002002: 12.2 per 1,0002003: 11.6 per 1,0002004: 10.9 per 1,0002005: 10.3 per 1,0002006: 9.8 per 1,0002007: 9.1 per 1,0002008: 8.4 per 1,0002009: 8.4 per 1,0002010: 8.6 per 1,0002011: 8.7 per 1,0002012: 8.8 per 1,0002013: 9.1 per 1,0002014: 8.7 per 1,0002015: 8.4 per 1,0002016: 8 per 1,0002017: 8.2 per 1,0002018: 7.8 per 1,0002019: 6.5 per 1,0002020: 5.1 per 1,0002021: 4.2 per 1,0002022: 3.6 per 1,0002023: 3 per 1,0002024: 2.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −20.7 (−88.09%) Average annual rate: -6.07 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 2.8 per 1,000
World 0.28 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.88 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 1.06 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.4 per 1,000
New HIV infections — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 2.8 −0.2 −6.67%
2023 3 −0.6 −16.67%
2022 3.6 −0.6 −14.29%
2021 4.2 −0.9 −17.65%
2020 5.1 −1.4 −21.54%
2019 6.5 −1.3 −16.67%
2018 7.8 −0.4 −4.88%
2017 8.2 +0.2 +2.5%
2016 8 −0.4 −4.76%
2015 8.4 −0.3 −3.45%
2014 8.7 −0.4 −4.4%
2013 9.1 +0.3 +3.41%
2012 8.8 +0.1 +1.15%
2011 8.7 +0.1 +1.16%
2010 8.6 +0.2 +2.38%
2009 8.4 +0 +0%
2008 8.4 −0.7 −7.69%
2007 9.1 −0.7 −7.14%
2006 9.8 −0.5 −4.85%
2005 10.3 −0.6 −5.5%
2004 10.9 −0.7 −6.03%
2003 11.6 −0.6 −4.92%
2002 12.2 −0.5 −3.94%
2001 12.7 −0.9 −6.62%
2000 13.6 −0.8 −5.56%
1999 14.4 −1 −6.49%
1998 15.4 −1 −6.1%
1997 16.4 −1.4 −7.87%
1996 17.8 −1.3 −6.81%
1995 19.1 −1.3 −6.37%
1994 20.4 −1.3 −5.99%
1993 21.7 −1.5 −6.47%
1992 23.2 −0.7 −2.93%
1991 23.9 +0.4 +1.7%
1990 23.5

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.