Afghanistan vs Belgium: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Afghanistan
0.0786 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Belgium
0.0829 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
105th
Belgium rank
104th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Afghanistan
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0829 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0043 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 105th and Belgium ranks 104th of 144 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0175 infections per 1,000 people | 0.07 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0525 infections per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0349 infections per 1,000 people | 0.111 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0761 infections per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0536 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0991 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0455 infections per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0709 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0723 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0013 infections per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Afghanistan or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.0829 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Afghanistan and Belgium?
- 0.0043 infections per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Belgium?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Belgium rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th and Belgium ranks 104th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.