Nepal vs Sri Lanka: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Nepal
0.0341 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0332 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Nepal rank
130th
Sri Lanka rank
131st
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.0341 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0009 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nepal ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 144 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.15 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0218 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1282 infections per 1,000 people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.3116 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0354 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2762 infections per 1,000 people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.1027 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0249 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0777 infections per 1,000 people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.0426 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0328 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0098 infections per 1,000 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Nepal, at 0.0341 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0009 infections per 1,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Nepal ranks 130th 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.