Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49

Namibia
2.6 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.8761 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Namibia rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0510152025199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.8761 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.72 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49.

That makes Namibia's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 146 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 17.9 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 6.71 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 11.19 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Namibia
2000s 13.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 3.99 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 9.39 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Namibia
2010s 6.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2.14 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 4.08 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Namibia
2020s 2.82 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 1.08 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 1.74 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Namibia, at 2.6 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.8761 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49 between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.72 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49?
Namibia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.