Lesotho vs Mozambique: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Lesotho
3.09 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mozambique
4.91 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
4th
Mozambique rank
3rd
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.91 infections per 1,000 people against 3.09 infections per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 1.82 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.6 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 4th and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.74 infections per 1,000 people | 10.61 infections per 1,000 people | 21.13 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 28.06 infections per 1,000 people | 14.24 infections per 1,000 people | 13.82 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 15.95 infections per 1,000 people | 11.06 infections per 1,000 people | 4.89 infections per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.46 infections per 1,000 people | 6.35 infections per 1,000 people | 1.89 infections per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Lesotho or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.91 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 Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 1.82 infections per 1,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Lesotho ranks 4th and Mozambique ranks 3rd 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.