The data illustrates the average prevalence of new HIV infections worldwide in 2016, by region and per 1,000 population. In that year, in Africa there were an average of 1.24 newly HIV infected persons per every 1,000 inhabitants.
Africa | 1.24 |
Americas | 0.16 |
Europe | 0.25 |
Southeast Asia | 0.08 |
Eastern Mediterranean | 0.06 |
Western Pacific | 0.05 |