Afghanistan vs Switzerland: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Afghanistan
0.0786 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0689 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
105th
Switzerland rank
108th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Afghanistan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0689 infections per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0097 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 108th of 144 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0175 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2084 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1909 infections per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0349 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0986 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0637 infections per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0536 infections per 1,000 people | 0.092 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0384 infections per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0709 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0772 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0063 infections per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0786 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0689 infections per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 0.0097 infections per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Switzerland rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 108th 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.
Individual pages
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.