Australia vs Guyana: New HIV infections
Australia
490.98 infections
in 2022
Guyana
559.02 infections
in 2024
Australia rank
91st
Guyana rank
89th
New HIV infections over time
- Australia
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 559.02 infections against 490.98 infections in Australia, a difference of 68.04 infections.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 91st and Guyana ranks 89th of 144 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 688.76 infections | 487.07 infections | 201.68 infections | Australia |
| 2000s | 919.62 infections | 593.45 infections | 326.17 infections | Australia |
| 2010s | 912.11 infections | 476.85 infections | 435.26 infections | Australia |
| 2020s | 578.08 infections | 559.24 infections | 18.84 infections | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Australia or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 559.02 infections against 490.98 infections in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Australia and Guyana?
- 68.04 infections, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guyana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Guyana rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Australia ranks 91st and Guyana ranks 89th 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 HIV infections. 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 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.