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

259 infections, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Children newly infected with HIV

Cameroon

2,742 infections

in 2024

Zambia

3,001 infections

in 2024

Cameroon rank

10th

Zambia rank

8th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Cameroon
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3,001 infections against 2,742 infections in Cameroon, a difference of 259 infections.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,319 infections	20,276 infections	13,958 infections	Zambia
2000s	10,647 infections	18,098 infections	7,451 infections	Zambia
2010s	3,972 infections	9,572 infections	5,600 infections	Zambia
2020s	2,889 infections	4,291 infections	1,402 infections	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cameroon or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3,001 infections against 2,742 infections in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cameroon and Zambia?: 259 infections, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Cameroon ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.