Jamaica vs Kenya: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Jamaica
0.5665 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Kenya
0.5258 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Jamaica rank
35th
Kenya rank
38th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5258 infections per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.0407 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Jamaica ranks 35th 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 | Jamaica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 infections per 1,000 people | 13.82 infections per 1,000 people | 11.54 infections per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.39 infections per 1,000 people | 4.15 infections per 1,000 people | 2.76 infections per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.7178 infections per 1,000 people | 1.54 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8239 infections per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6101 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6351 infections per 1,000 people | 0.025 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, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Jamaica, at 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5258 infections per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 0.0407 infections per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Jamaica ranks 35th 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.