Benin vs Sierra Leone: Children newly infected with HIV
Benin
469.83 infections
in 2024
Sierra Leone
664.7 infections
in 2024
Benin rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
27th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 664.7 infections against 469.83 infections in Benin, a difference of 194.87 infections.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,270 infections | 1,236 infections | 33.97 infections | Benin |
| 2000s | 1,857 infections | 1,892 infections | 35.78 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1,029 infections | 1,281 infections | 252.43 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 557.34 infections | 895.01 infections | 337.67 infections | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 664.7 infections against 469.83 infections in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 194.87 infections, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Benin ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th 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.