Bangladesh vs Syria: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Bangladesh
0.0114 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Syria
0.0035 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
142nd
Syria rank
144th

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Syria
00.0050.010.015199020072024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0114 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people in Syria, a difference of 0.0079 infections per 1,000 people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 3.3 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 144th of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0012 infections per 1,000 people 0.0027 infections per 1,000 people 0.0015 infections per 1,000 people Syria
2000s 0.0089 infections per 1,000 people 0.0044 infections per 1,000 people 0.0045 infections per 1,000 people Bangladesh
2010s 0.0123 infections per 1,000 people 0.005 infections per 1,000 people 0.0073 infections per 1,000 people Bangladesh
2020s 0.0116 infections per 1,000 people 0.0037 infections per 1,000 people 0.0079 infections per 1,000 people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Bangladesh or Syria?
Bangladesh, at 0.0114 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Bangladesh and Syria?
0.0079 infections per 1,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Syria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Syria rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 144th 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 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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Indicator
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Unit
infections per 1,000 people
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.