Egypt vs Lesotho: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV
Egypt
500 ages 0-14
in 2024
Lesotho
500 ages 0-14
in 2024
Egypt rank
29th
Lesotho rank
29th
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 500 ages 0-14 against 500 ages 0-14 in Lesotho, a difference of 0 ages 0-14.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 86 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 ages 0-14 | 3,115 ages 0-14 | 2,915 ages 0-14 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 200 ages 0-14 | 4,570 ages 0-14 | 4,370 ages 0-14 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 200 ages 0-14 | 1,121 ages 0-14 | 921 ages 0-14 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 320 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 180 ages 0-14 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of children newly infected with hiv, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 500 ages 0-14 against 500 ages 0-14 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual number of children newly infected with hiv between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0 ages 0-14, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of new cases of HIV in children aged 0-14 years old.