Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence by country
This dataset presents time series on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), for the number of AIDS cases and incidence rates per 100 000 population at year of diagnosis. It also includes data on incidence of pertussis, measles, and hepatitis B, in terms of rates of reported cases per 100 000 population. Please...
What the numbers show
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 35,246 Cases in Brazil; the lowest is 4 Cases in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.5 Cases, and the mean is 2,289 Cases.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,812.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 96.9%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 88.4%).
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 35,246 Cases | 2021 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 163 Cases | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Mexico | 18,895 Cases | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Netherlands | 135 Cases | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 2 | Croatia | 17 Cases | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 3 | United States | 17,409 Cases | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 132 Cases | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 14,169 Cases | 2025 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 46 Cases | 2024 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 5 | Ukraine | 3,127 Cases | 2024 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 21 Cases | 2024 | down 43.2% | flat |
| 6 | Chile | 1,483 Cases | 2025 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovenia | 10 Cases | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Peru | 1,269 Cases | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 9 Cases | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 1,074 Cases | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 453 Cases | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 450 Cases | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 332 Cases | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 299 Cases | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Romania | 279 Cases | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 194 Cases | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 157 Cases | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 84 Cases | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 75 Cases | 2012 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 74 Cases | 2019 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 65 Cases | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 64 Cases | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 63 Cases | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 62 Cases | 2007 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Hungary | 50 Cases | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 44 Cases | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 43 Cases | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 38 Cases | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 27 Cases | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 24 Cases | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 18 Cases | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 17 Cases | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Israel | 16 Cases | 2025 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 11 Cases | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 9 Cases | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Iceland | 4 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 140 Cases
- Slovak Republic 7 Cases
About this data
This dataset presents time series on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), for the number of AIDS cases and incidence rates per 100 000 population at year of diagnosis. It also includes data on incidence of pertussis, measles, and hepatitis B, in terms of rates of reported cases per 100 000 population. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.