Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of HIV, total

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
Sierra Leone rank
28th

Prevalence of HIV, total over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sierra Leone
00.511.5199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.4% against 0.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 10.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 26 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 1.1% 1.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 0.1% 1.6% 1.5% Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1% 1.6% 1.5% Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1% 1.5% 1.3% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.4% against 0.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, total between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
1.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of hiv, total?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 26 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
Unit
% of population ages 15-49
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,127 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.