Eswatini vs Lesotho: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Eswatini
7.49 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Lesotho
3.09 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Eswatini rank
1st
Lesotho rank
4th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.49 infections per 1,000 people against 3.09 infections per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 4.4 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 4th of 144 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.94 infections per 1,000 people | 31.74 infections per 1,000 people | 3.2 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 36.22 infections per 1,000 people | 28.06 infections per 1,000 people | 8.16 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 22.19 infections per 1,000 people | 15.95 infections per 1,000 people | 6.24 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 8.75 infections per 1,000 people | 4.46 infections per 1,000 people | 4.29 infections per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 7.49 infections per 1,000 people against 3.09 infections per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 4.4 infections per 1,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Eswatini ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 4th 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.