Iraq vs Somalia: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Iraq
0.0287 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Somalia
0.0273 infections per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iraq rank
133rd
Somalia rank
134th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0287 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0273 infections per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.0014 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 133rd and Somalia ranks 134th of 144 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3724 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3702 infections per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0048 infections per 1,000 people | 0.153 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1483 infections per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0043 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0536 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0493 infections per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0142 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0293 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0151 infections per 1,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Iraq or Somalia?
- Iraq, at 0.0287 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0273 infections per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Iraq and Somalia?
- 0.0014 infections per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Iraq ranks 133rd and Somalia ranks 134th 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.