Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV
Malawi
64.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
64.8%
in 2024
Malawi rank
19th
Sierra Leone rank
16th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 64.8% against 64.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 172 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 55.3% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 58.0% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 60.4% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.2% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 64.8% against 64.6% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). 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 is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.