Afghanistan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Children newly infected with HIV
Afghanistan
59.44 infections
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
70.34 infections
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
57th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
54th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Afghanistan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 70.34 infections against 59.44 infections in Afghanistan, a difference of 10.9 infections.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 57th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.36 infections | 15.29 infections | 0.0737 infections | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 27.27 infections | 85.69 infections | 58.42 infections | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 40.98 infections | 110.15 infections | 69.17 infections | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 52.91 infections | 88.24 infections | 35.33 infections | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Afghanistan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 70.34 infections against 59.44 infections in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 10.9 infections, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Afghanistan ranks 57th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.