Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female

Rwanda
0.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.49 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 2024
Rwanda rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
36th

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 against 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 139 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 8.08 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2.28 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 5.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Rwanda
2000s 3.52 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 1.88 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 1.64 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Rwanda
2010s 1.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 1.43 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.054 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Sierra Leone
2020s 0.474 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.766 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.292 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 against 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female?
Rwanda ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, published as Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female 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
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,362 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected female populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in the year before the period.