What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cameroon and Congo?

863 infections, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?

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.

Cameroon vs Congo: Children newly infected with HIV

Cameroon

2,742 infections

in 2024

Congo

1,879 infections

in 2024

Cameroon rank

10th

Congo rank

13th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Cameroon
Congo

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2,742 infections against 1,879 infections in Congo, a difference of 863 infections.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.

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

Cameroon ranks 10th and Congo ranks 13th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,319 infections	2,251 infections	4,068 infections	Cameroon
2000s	10,647 infections	2,023 infections	8,623 infections	Cameroon
2010s	3,972 infections	2,017 infections	1,955 infections	Cameroon
2020s	2,889 infections	2,053 infections	835.97 infections	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cameroon or Congo?: Cameroon, at 2,742 infections against 1,879 infections in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cameroon and Congo?: 863 infections, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Cameroon ranks 10th and Congo ranks 13th 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.