Sierra Leone vs World: Prevalence of HIV, female
Sierra Leone
0.9%
in 2024
World
0.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
17th
World rank
16th
Prevalence of HIV, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- World
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.9% against 0.3% in World, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.0 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 146 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hiv, female, Sierra Leone or World?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.9% against 0.3% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, female between Sierra Leone and World?
- 0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and World rank globally for prevalence of hiv, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV, female is the percentage of females who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.