Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.2872 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Rwanda
0.2897 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
60th
Rwanda rank
59th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2872 infections per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0025 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 60th and Rwanda ranks 59th of 144 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 infections per 1,000 people | 7.03 infections per 1,000 people | 4.41 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.27 infections per 1,000 people | 3.02 infections per 1,000 people | 1.75 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.6331 infections per 1,000 people | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4872 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.3617 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3625 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0008 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2872 infections per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
- 0.0025 infections per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 60th and Rwanda ranks 59th 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.