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
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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

Indicator
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Unit
infections per 1,000 people
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.