What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Rwanda and Senegal?

0.0094 infections per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Rwanda vs Senegal: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people

Rwanda

0.2897 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Senegal

0.2803 infections per 1,000 people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

59th

Senegal rank

61st

New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time

Rwanda
Senegal

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2803 infections per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.0094 infections per 1,000 people.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 61st of 144 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.03 infections per 1,000 people	0.8351 infections per 1,000 people	6.2 infections per 1,000 people	Rwanda
2000s	3.02 infections per 1,000 people	0.592 infections per 1,000 people	2.43 infections per 1,000 people	Rwanda
2010s	1.12 infections per 1,000 people	0.1936 infections per 1,000 people	0.9267 infections per 1,000 people	Rwanda
2020s	0.3625 infections per 1,000 people	0.2663 infections per 1,000 people	0.0962 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, Rwanda or Senegal?: Rwanda, at 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people against 0.2803 infections per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Rwanda and Senegal?: 0.0094 infections per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?: Rwanda ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 61st 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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Indicator: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Unit: infections per 1,000 people
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.