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
00.511.52199020072024

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

Indicator
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,773 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.