Nigeria vs Senegal: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Nigeria
0.2594 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Senegal
0.2803 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
64th
Senegal rank
61st
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.2803 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2594 infections per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0209 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 64th and Senegal ranks 61st of 144 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8351 infections per 1,000 people | 2.07 infections per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.9 infections per 1,000 people | 0.592 infections per 1,000 people | 1.31 infections per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.9786 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1936 infections per 1,000 people | 0.785 infections per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4055 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2663 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1392 infections per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.2803 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2594 infections per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 0.0209 infections per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Nigeria ranks 64th and Senegal ranks 61st 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.