Malawi vs Suriname: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Malawi
0.9153 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Suriname
1.1 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi rank
18th
Suriname rank
15th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Malawi
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.1 infections per 1,000 people against 0.9153 infections per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.1847 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 18th and Suriname ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.78 infections per 1,000 people | 1.24 infections per 1,000 people | 21.53 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.49 infections per 1,000 people | 1.49 infections per 1,000 people | 9 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.58 infections per 1,000 people | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | 3.47 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.28 infections per 1,000 people | 1.14 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1367 infections per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Malawi or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.1 infections per 1,000 people against 0.9153 infections per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Malawi and Suriname?
- 0.1847 infections per 1,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Suriname rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Malawi ranks 18th and Suriname ranks 15th 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.