Benin vs Burkina Faso: Children newly infected with HIV
Benin
469.83 infections
in 2024
Burkina Faso
800.68 infections
in 2024
Benin rank
29th
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 800.68 infections against 469.83 infections in Benin, a difference of 330.85 infections.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.7 times Benin's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 86 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,270 infections | 5,934 infections | 4,664 infections | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1,857 infections | 3,701 infections | 1,845 infections | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1,029 infections | 1,644 infections | 615.85 infections | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 557.34 infections | 847.31 infections | 289.97 infections | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 800.68 infections against 469.83 infections in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 330.85 infections, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Benin ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 26th 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.