Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Children newly infected with HIV
Afghanistan
59.44 infections
in 2024
Mauritania
55.36 infections
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
57th
Mauritania rank
60th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 59.44 infections against 55.36 infections in Mauritania, a difference of 4.08 infections.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 57th and Mauritania ranks 60th of 86 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.36 infections | 163.5 infections | 148.14 infections | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 27.27 infections | 210.09 infections | 182.82 infections | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 40.98 infections | 97 infections | 56.02 infections | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 52.91 infections | 64.08 infections | 11.17 infections | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 59.44 infections against 55.36 infections in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 4.08 infections, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Afghanistan ranks 57th and Mauritania ranks 60th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.