Botswana vs Lesotho: Incidence of HIV, all
Botswana
1.8 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Lesotho
1.9 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Botswana rank
5th
Lesotho rank
4th
Incidence of HIV, all over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 uninfected population against 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected population in Botswana, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.04 per 1,000 uninfected population | 17.15 per 1,000 uninfected population | 4.89 per 1,000 uninfected population | Botswana |
| 2000s | 12.13 per 1,000 uninfected population | 16.42 per 1,000 uninfected population | 4.29 per 1,000 uninfected population | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.83 per 1,000 uninfected population | 8.63 per 1,000 uninfected population | 2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.32 per 1,000 uninfected population | 2.7 per 1,000 uninfected population | 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected population | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, all, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.9 per 1,000 uninfected population against 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected population in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, all between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population, with Lesotho 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, all?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population). 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 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.