Guinea vs Kenya: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Guinea
0.4778 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Kenya
0.5258 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Guinea rank
40th
Kenya rank
38th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Guinea
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5258 infections per 1,000 people against 0.4778 infections per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 0.048 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th of 144 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 infections per 1,000 people | 13.82 infections per 1,000 people | 12.08 infections per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.91 infections per 1,000 people | 4.15 infections per 1,000 people | 2.24 infections per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.17 infections per 1,000 people | 1.54 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3761 infections per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6327 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6351 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0024 infections per 1,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Guinea or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.5258 infections per 1,000 people against 0.4778 infections per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Guinea and Kenya?
- 0.048 infections per 1,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Guinea ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th 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.