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

578 infections, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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 Malawi: Children newly infected with HIV

Cameroon

2,742 infections

in 2024

Malawi

2,164 infections

in 2024

Cameroon rank

10th

Malawi rank

12th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Cameroon
Malawi

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2,742 infections against 2,164 infections in Malawi, a difference of 578 infections.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Cameroon ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 12th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,319 infections	27,700 infections	21,382 infections	Malawi
2000s	10,647 infections	24,429 infections	13,782 infections	Malawi
2010s	3,972 infections	9,159 infections	5,188 infections	Malawi
2020s	2,889 infections	2,850 infections	38.87 infections	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cameroon or Malawi?: Cameroon, at 2,742 infections against 2,164 infections in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cameroon and Malawi?: 578 infections, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Cameroon ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 12th 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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About this data

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.