Africa Eastern and Southern: Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Africa Eastern and Southern's incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) fell 0.06 on 2023 (from 0.79 to 0.73).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.16 and a typical year strayed about 0.06 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.38 in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.27 in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.1 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.1 (2024)
• Algeria — 0.1 (2024)
• Bahrain — 0.1 (2024)
• Djibouti — 0.37 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 0.1 (2024)
• Iraq — 0.1 (2024)
• Jordan — 0.01 (2024)
• Libya — 0.1 (2024)
• Malta — 0.1 (2024)
• Morocco

More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.54% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.16% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 156.48 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 39.29% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 159.3 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 40.79% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 315.77 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 40.03% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Africa Eastern and Southern's incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population)?

0.73 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 85.29% from 4.97 in 1990 (5.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.63 in 1993 and the lowest 0.73 in 2024.

Is the latest change in incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) unusual for Africa Eastern and Southern?

In 2024, Africa Eastern and Southern's incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) fell 0.06 on 2023 (from 0.79 to 0.73). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.16 and a typical year strayed about 0.06 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.TL.P3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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