Ireland vs Switzerland: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Ireland
0.0659 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0689 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ireland rank
111th
Switzerland rank
108th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0689 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0659 infections per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.003 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ireland ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 108th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0859 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2084 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1225 infections per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1044 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0986 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0058 infections per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.1145 infections per 1,000 people | 0.092 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0225 infections per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0746 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0772 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0026 infections per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0689 infections per 1,000 people against 0.0659 infections per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.003 infections per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Ireland ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 108th 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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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.