Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Children newly infected with HIV
Cameroon
2,742 infections
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,675 infections
in 2024
Cameroon rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2,742 infections against 2,675 infections in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 67 infections.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 86 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,319 infections | 525.8 infections | 5,793 infections | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 10,647 infections | 1,392 infections | 9,255 infections | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3,972 infections | 2,000 infections | 1,971 infections | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2,889 infections | 2,574 infections | 315.02 infections | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 2,742 infections against 2,675 infections in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 67 infections, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th 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.