Cuba vs Peru: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Cuba
0.3529 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Peru
0.3297 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cuba rank
50th
Peru rank
52nd
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Cuba
- Peru
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.3529 infections per 1,000 people against 0.3297 infections per 1,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.0232 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Cuba ranks 50th and Peru ranks 52nd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0567 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4688 infections per 1,000 people | 0.412 infections per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.3016 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3408 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0392 infections per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.3521 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3097 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0424 infections per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.3534 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3446 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0088 infections per 1,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Cuba or Peru?
- Cuba, at 0.3529 infections per 1,000 people against 0.3297 infections per 1,000 people in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Cuba and Peru?
- 0.0232 infections per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Peru rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Cuba ranks 50th and Peru ranks 52nd 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.