Afghanistan vs Bulgaria: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Afghanistan
0.0786 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bulgaria
0.0764 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
105th
Bulgaria rank
106th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Afghanistan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0022 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 105th and Bulgaria ranks 106th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0175 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0384 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0209 infections per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.0349 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0349 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0001 infections per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0536 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0576 infections per 1,000 people | 0.004 infections per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.0709 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0727 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0018 infections per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
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 Bulgaria?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0764 infections per 1,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
- 0.0022 infections per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Bulgaria rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th and Bulgaria ranks 106th 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.