Jamaica vs Venezuela: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Jamaica
0.5665 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Venezuela
0.537 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Jamaica rank
35th
Venezuela rank
37th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Jamaica
- Venezuela
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people against 0.537 infections per 1,000 people in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0295 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 35th and Venezuela ranks 37th of 144 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 infections per 1,000 people | 0.318 infections per 1,000 people | 1.97 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.39 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5609 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8297 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7178 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2405 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4773 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.6101 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4622 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1479 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
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 Venezuela?
- Jamaica, at 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people against 0.537 infections per 1,000 people in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Jamaica and Venezuela?
- 0.0295 infections per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Venezuela rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Jamaica ranks 35th and Venezuela ranks 37th 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.