Cape Verde vs Suriname: Children newly infected with HIV
Cape Verde
8.29 infections
in 2024
Suriname
17.13 infections
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
80th
Suriname rank
78th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Cape Verde
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 17.13 infections against 8.29 infections in Cape Verde, a difference of 8.84 infections.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 80th and Suriname ranks 78th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.55 infections | 28.56 infections | 6.98 infections | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 28.48 infections | 34.6 infections | 6.12 infections | Suriname |
| 2010s | 7.71 infections | 19.02 infections | 11.31 infections | Suriname |
| 2020s | 6.99 infections | 17.02 infections | 10.02 infections | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cape Verde or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 17.13 infections against 8.29 infections in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cape Verde and Suriname?
- 8.84 infections, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Suriname rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Cape Verde ranks 80th and Suriname ranks 78th 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.