Somalia vs Sri Lanka: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Somalia
0.0273 infections per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0332 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Somalia rank
134th
Sri Lanka rank
131st
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0273 infections per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.0059 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 134th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3724 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0218 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3506 infections per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.153 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0354 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1176 infections per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0536 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0249 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0287 infections per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0293 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0322 infections per 1,000 people | 0.003 infections per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0273 infections per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0059 infections per 1,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Somalia ranks 134th 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.