Jamaica vs Paraguay: New HIV infections
Jamaica
1,131 infections
in 2024
Paraguay
1,216 infections
in 2024
Jamaica rank
76th
Paraguay rank
73rd
New HIV infections over time
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1,216 infections against 1,131 infections in Jamaica, a difference of 85 infections.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 73rd of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,447 infections | 390.15 infections | 3,057 infections | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2,433 infections | 1,006 infections | 1,427 infections | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1,388 infections | 1,281 infections | 107 infections | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,218 infections | 1,254 infections | 36.16 infections | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new hiv infections, Jamaica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1,216 infections against 1,131 infections in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new hiv infections between Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 85 infections, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for new hiv infections?
- Jamaica ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 73rd 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.