Botswana vs Lesotho: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24
Botswana
3.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
Lesotho
2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
Botswana rank
4th
Lesotho rank
5th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 5th of 137 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.18 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 27.93 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 11.25 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 19.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 24.63 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 5.53 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 9.58 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 13.89 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 4.31 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.96 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 3.98 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.02 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-24, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 3.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-24 between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-24?
- Botswana ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 5th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.