Is there a country in which you’re more likely to have HIV/AIDS than in the U.S.?

Yesterday, I looked at a comparison between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, and Germany on this delightful website: If It Were My Home. I discovered that if you lived in all of the above countries, you would be much less likely to have HIV/AIDS than if you lived in the U.S.

Therefore, I asked myself: Is there any country where you’d be MORE likely to have HIV/AIDS than the U.S.? Sudan, which is the country just south of Egypt, came to mind. I’ve read (is it an urban legend?) that so many people in the Sudanese army are sick with HIV, that they often can hardly march. Maybe that’s an exaggeration. However, AIDS did start in Africa.

Here are the results of a comparison between the U.S. and Sudan:

• Die 25.72 years sooner
• Have 2 times more chance of being unemployed
• Have 12.7 times higher chance of dying in infancy
• Spend 98.93% less on health care
• Be 2.3 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS

So, there you have it, a country in which you would be more likely to have HIV/AIDS than if you lived in the U.S. Do I feel comforted? Not really.

In which country would you live the longest: the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or Germany?

If you lived in Canada instead of the U.S., you would:

• Live 3.05 years longer
• Spend 45.33% less on health care
• Have 18.73% less chance of dying in infancy
• Have 8.6% chance more of being unemployed
• Be 33.33% less like to have HIV/AIDS

What about a comparison with the United States’ southern neighbor, Mexico? You would:

• Die 1.98 years sooner
• Spend 88.42% less on health care
• Have 2.9 times greater chance of dying in infancy
• Have 39.8% more chance of being unemployed
• Be 50% less likely to have HIV/AIDS

What about Germany?

• Live 1.17 years longer
• Spend 48.43% less money on health care
• Have 35.67% less chance of dying in infancy
• Have 11.83% more chance of being unemployed
• Be 83.33% less likely to have HIV/AIDS

Interested in a comparison with France? Luxembourg? Australia? Check out this nifty website: If It Were My Home. You can also compare countries other than the U.S. with other countries on the website.