What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 50+ between Botswana and Lesotho?

0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, published as Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Lesotho: Incidence of HIV, ages 50+

Botswana

1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+

in 2024

Lesotho

0.93 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+

in 2024

Botswana rank

4th

Lesotho rank

6th

Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ over time

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ against 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in Lesotho, a difference of 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 139 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.04 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	11.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	4.03 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	Botswana
2000s	7.24 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	9.9 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	2.66 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	Lesotho
2010s	3.52 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	5.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	1.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	Lesotho
2020s	1.4 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	1.37 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	0.034 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 50+, Botswana or Lesotho?: Botswana, at 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ against 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 50+ between Botswana and Lesotho?: 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 50+?: Botswana ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, published as Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+)
Unit: per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
Source: UNAIDS estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 5,304 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 50+ expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in the year before the period.