Angola vs South Africa: Children newly infected with HIV
Angola
4,531 infections
in 2024
South Africa
6,612 infections
in 2024
Angola rank
6th
South Africa rank
3rd
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 6,612 infections against 4,531 infections in Angola, a difference of 2,081 infections.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Angola's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 86 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,705 infections | 37,609 infections | 33,905 infections | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7,459 infections | 68,007 infections | 60,548 infections | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8,409 infections | 14,545 infections | 6,136 infections | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5,440 infections | 7,852 infections | 2,412 infections | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Angola or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 6,612 infections against 4,531 infections in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Angola and South Africa?
- 2,081 infections, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Angola ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 3rd 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.