Afghanistan vs Iceland: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Afghanistan
0.0786 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iceland
0.0847 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
105th
Iceland rank
103rd
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Afghanistan
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0847 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0061 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 105th and Iceland ranks 103rd of 144 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0175 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0587 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0412 infections per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0349 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0708 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0358 infections per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0536 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0796 infections per 1,000 people | 0.026 infections per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0709 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0837 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0128 infections per 1,000 people | Iceland |
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 Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0847 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 Iceland?
- 0.0061 infections per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iceland rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th and Iceland ranks 103rd 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.