The data illustrates the prevalence of new HIV infections in selected countries worldwide as of 2016, per 1,000 population. In that year, in South Africa there were around 5.58 HIV newly infected persons per every 1,000 inhabitants.
Lesotho | 12.68 |
Swaziland | 9.37 |
South Africa | 5.58 |
Botswana | 5.52 |
Namibia | 4.37 |
Zambia | 4.08 |
Mozambique | 3.63 |
Zimbabwe | 3.03 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2.71 |
Malawi | 2.29 |
Central African Republic | 1.8 |
Congo | 1.65 |
Uganda | 1.5 |
Kenya | 1.46 |
Cameroon | 1.39 |