Rwanda vs Senegal: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Rwanda
0.2897 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Senegal
0.2803 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Rwanda rank
59th
Senegal rank
61st
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Rwanda
- Senegal
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2803 infections per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.0094 infections per 1,000 people.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 61st of 144 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.03 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8351 infections per 1,000 people | 6.2 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.02 infections per 1,000 people | 0.592 infections per 1,000 people | 2.43 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1936 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9267 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.3625 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2663 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0962 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Rwanda or Senegal?
- Rwanda, at 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2803 infections per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Rwanda and Senegal?
- 0.0094 infections per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Rwanda ranks 59th 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.