Laos vs Senegal: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Laos
0.2722 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Senegal
0.2803 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Laos rank
62nd
Senegal rank
61st
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Laos
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.2803 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2722 infections per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.0081 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Laos ranks 62nd and Senegal ranks 61st of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0743 infections per 1,000 people | 0.8351 infections per 1,000 people | 0.7608 infections per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.2816 infections per 1,000 people | 0.592 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3103 infections per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.2945 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1936 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1009 infections per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.2823 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2663 infections per 1,000 people | 0.016 infections per 1,000 people | Laos |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.2803 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 Senegal?
- 0.0081 infections per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Senegal rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Laos ranks 62nd and Senegal ranks 61st 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.