What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Afghanistan and Paraguay?

0.65 infections, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Paraguay?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Afghanistan vs Paraguay: Children newly infected with HIV

Afghanistan

59.44 infections

in 2024

Paraguay

58.79 infections

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

57th

Paraguay rank

58th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Afghanistan
Paraguay

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 59.44 infections against 58.79 infections in Paraguay, a difference of 0.65 infections.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 57th and Paraguay ranks 58th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.36 infections	17.28 infections	1.92 infections	Paraguay
2000s	27.27 infections	43.48 infections	16.21 infections	Paraguay
2010s	40.98 infections	47.97 infections	6.99 infections	Paraguay
2020s	52.91 infections	49.24 infections	3.66 infections	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Afghanistan or Paraguay?: Afghanistan, at 59.44 infections against 58.79 infections in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Afghanistan and Paraguay?: 0.65 infections, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Paraguay?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Paraguay rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Afghanistan ranks 57th and Paraguay ranks 58th 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

Indicator: Children newly infected with HIV
Unit: infections
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 86 places, 3,006 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.