Iraq vs Sri Lanka: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Iraq
0.0287 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0332 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
133rd
Sri Lanka rank
131st
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Iraq
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0287 infections per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.0045 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 133rd and Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 144 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0218 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0197 infections per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0048 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0354 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0306 infections per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0043 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0249 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0207 infections per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.019 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0328 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0138 infections per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0287 infections per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0045 infections per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sri Lanka rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Iraq ranks 133rd 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.