Australia vs Sri Lanka: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Australia
0.0364 infections per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0332 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Australia rank
128th
Sri Lanka rank
131st
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 144 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0667 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0218 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0449 infections per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0816 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0354 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0462 infections per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0722 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0249 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0473 infections per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0431 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0322 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0109 infections per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Australia, at 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Australia ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st 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.