Jamaica vs Kenya: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24
Jamaica
0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
Kenya
0.57 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
in 2024
Jamaica rank
30th
Kenya rank
29th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.57 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 29th of 137 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 14.39 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 12.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 4.44 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 3.06 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.707 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 1.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.993 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.602 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.704 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 0.102 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-24, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.57 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 against 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-24 between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-24?
- Jamaica ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 29th 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.