Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years
Guinea-Bissau
3.0%
in 2009
Sierra Leone
2.1%
in 2009
Guinea-Bissau rank
25th
Sierra Leone rank
28th
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.0% against 2.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 48 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.0% against 2.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2009.
- What is the difference in hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.9%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a high estimate.