Madagascar vs South Sudan: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Madagascar
0.904 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Sudan
0.795 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
South Sudan rank
21st
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Madagascar
- South Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.904 infections per 1,000 people against 0.795 infections per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.109 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Sudan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 144 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0499 infections per 1,000 people | 3.03 infections per 1,000 people | 2.98 infections per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.242 infections per 1,000 people | 2.29 infections per 1,000 people | 2.05 infections per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.374 infections per 1,000 people | 1.62 infections per 1,000 people | 1.25 infections per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.644 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9502 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3062 infections per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Madagascar or South Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 0.904 infections per 1,000 people against 0.795 infections per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 0.109 infections per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and South Sudan rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 21st 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.