What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Angola and Zambia?

1,530 infections, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?

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.

Angola vs Zambia: Children newly infected with HIV

Angola

4,531 infections

in 2024

Zambia

3,001 infections

in 2024

Angola rank

6th

Zambia rank

8th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Angola
Zambia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4,531 infections against 3,001 infections in Zambia, a difference of 1,530 infections.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.5 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Angola ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,705 infections	20,276 infections	16,572 infections	Zambia
2000s	7,459 infections	18,098 infections	10,638 infections	Zambia
2010s	8,409 infections	9,572 infections	1,164 infections	Zambia
2020s	5,440 infections	4,291 infections	1,149 infections	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Angola or Zambia?: Angola, at 4,531 infections against 3,001 infections in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Angola and Zambia?: 1,530 infections, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Angola ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th 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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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.