What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Burkina Faso and Sudan?

17.92 infections, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Children newly infected with HIV

Burkina Faso

800.68 infections

in 2024

Sudan

818.6 infections

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

26th

Sudan rank

25th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Burkina Faso
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 818.6 infections against 800.68 infections in Burkina Faso, a difference of 17.92 infections.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 25th of 86 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,934 infections	318.59 infections	5,616 infections	Burkina Faso
2000s	3,701 infections	478 infections	3,223 infections	Burkina Faso
2010s	1,644 infections	554.81 infections	1,090 infections	Burkina Faso
2020s	847.31 infections	744.84 infections	102.47 infections	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Burkina Faso or Sudan?: Sudan, at 818.6 infections against 800.68 infections in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 17.92 infections, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 25th 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.