Nigeria vs Senegal: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49

Nigeria
0.26 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Senegal
0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49
in 2024
Nigeria rank
64th
Senegal rank
61st

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
0123199020072024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 64th and Senegal ranks 61st of 146 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.89 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.832 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2.06 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Nigeria
2000s 1.88 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.596 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 1.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Nigeria
2010s 0.984 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.193 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.791 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Nigeria
2020s 0.404 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.268 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 0.136 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, Nigeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 against 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49 between Nigeria and Senegal?
0.02 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49?
Nigeria ranks 64th and Senegal ranks 61st 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.