Australia vs Romania: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Australia
0.0364 infections per 1,000 people
in 2022
Romania
0.0432 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Australia rank
128th
Romania rank
125th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Australia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.0432 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0068 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 128th and Romania ranks 125th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0667 infections per 1,000 people | 0.066 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0007 infections per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0816 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0505 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0311 infections per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0722 infections per 1,000 people | 0.059 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0132 infections per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0431 infections per 1,000 people | 0.051 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0079 infections per 1,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Australia or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.0432 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Australia and Romania?
- 0.0068 infections per 1,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Romania rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Australia ranks 128th and Romania ranks 125th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. 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.