What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Burundi and Niger?

54.64 infections, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?

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.

Burundi vs Niger: Children newly infected with HIV

Burundi

461.52 infections

in 2024

Niger

406.88 infections

in 2024

Burundi rank

30th

Niger rank

33rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Burundi
Niger

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 461.52 infections against 406.88 infections in Niger, a difference of 54.64 infections.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 30th and Niger ranks 33rd of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,527 infections	1,284 infections	3,243 infections	Burundi
2000s	2,332 infections	1,365 infections	966.81 infections	Burundi
2010s	642.09 infections	488.49 infections	153.6 infections	Burundi
2020s	415.92 infections	521.43 infections	105.52 infections	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Burundi or Niger?: Burundi, at 461.52 infections against 406.88 infections in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Burundi and Niger?: 54.64 infections, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Burundi ranks 30th and Niger ranks 33rd 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.