Myanmar vs Sierra Leone: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Myanmar
0.334 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3766 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Myanmar rank
51st
Sierra Leone rank
48th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Myanmar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.3766 infections per 1,000 people against 0.334 infections per 1,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0426 infections per 1,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 144 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7482 infections per 1,000 people | 1.99 infections per 1,000 people | 1.24 infections per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.8306 infections per 1,000 people | 1.63 infections per 1,000 people | 0.7961 infections per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.5065 infections per 1,000 people | 1.16 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6545 infections per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3512 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5843 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2331 infections per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Myanmar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.3766 infections per 1,000 people against 0.334 infections per 1,000 people in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0426 infections per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Sierra Leone rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Myanmar ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 48th 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.