Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49
Costa Rica
0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
45th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 146 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.161 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.99 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.83 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.296 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.63 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.33 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.391 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 1.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 0.773 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 0.586 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | 0.176 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Costa Rica, at 0.41 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49 between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.03 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49). 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 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.