Laos vs Rwanda: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Laos
0.2722 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Rwanda
0.2897 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Laos rank
62nd
Rwanda rank
59th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Laos
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2722 infections per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.0175 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 62nd and Rwanda ranks 59th of 144 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0743 infections per 1,000 people | 7.03 infections per 1,000 people | 6.96 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2816 infections per 1,000 people | 3.02 infections per 1,000 people | 2.74 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.2945 infections per 1,000 people | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8258 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.2823 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3625 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0802 infections per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Laos or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2722 infections per 1,000 people in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Laos and Rwanda?
- 0.0175 infections per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Rwanda rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Laos ranks 62nd and Rwanda ranks 59th 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.