Cuba vs Ecuador: New HIV infections
Cuba
1,801 infections
in 2024
Ecuador
1,882 infections
in 2024
Cuba rank
59th
Ecuador rank
57th
New HIV infections over time
- Cuba
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1,882 infections against 1,801 infections in Cuba, a difference of 81 infections.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Cuba ranks 59th and Ecuador ranks 57th of 144 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362.56 infections | 2,494 infections | 2,131 infections | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1,918 infections | 2,807 infections | 888.27 infections | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2,114 infections | 2,332 infections | 218.08 infections | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1,871 infections | 1,899 infections | 28.44 infections | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Cuba or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1,882 infections against 1,801 infections in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Cuba and Ecuador?
- 81 infections, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Cuba ranks 59th and Ecuador ranks 57th 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.