Egypt vs Libya: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Egypt
0.0963 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Libya
0.1051 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
100th
Libya rank
97th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.0088 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 100th and Libya ranks 97th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0376 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0336 infections per 1,000 people | 0.004 infections per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.0409 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0936 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0527 infections per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0602 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0921 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0318 infections per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.087 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0985 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0115 infections per 1,000 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Egypt or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Egypt and Libya?
- 0.0088 infections per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Egypt ranks 100th and Libya ranks 97th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.