Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Incidence of HIV, all
Botswana
1.8 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5374 per 1,000 uninfected population
in 2024
Botswana rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Incidence of HIV, all over time
- Botswana
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected population against 0.5374 per 1,000 uninfected population in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected population.
That makes Botswana's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 146 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.04 per 1,000 uninfected population | 3.96 per 1,000 uninfected population | 18.08 per 1,000 uninfected population | Botswana |
| 2000s | 12.13 per 1,000 uninfected population | 2.53 per 1,000 uninfected population | 9.6 per 1,000 uninfected population | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.83 per 1,000 uninfected population | 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected population | 4.57 per 1,000 uninfected population | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.32 per 1,000 uninfected population | 0.6458 per 1,000 uninfected population | 1.67 per 1,000 uninfected population | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of hiv, all, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Botswana, at 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected population against 0.5374 per 1,000 uninfected population in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of hiv, all between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected population, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for incidence of hiv, all?
- Botswana ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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.