Chad vs Congo: Children newly infected with HIV
Chad
1,322 infections
in 2024
Congo
1,879 infections
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
Congo rank
13th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Chad
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1,879 infections against 1,322 infections in Chad, a difference of 557 infections.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Chad ranks 14th and Congo ranks 13th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,163 infections | 2,251 infections | 912.11 infections | Chad |
| 2000s | 3,801 infections | 2,023 infections | 1,778 infections | Chad |
| 2010s | 2,170 infections | 2,017 infections | 152.68 infections | Chad |
| 2020s | 1,279 infections | 2,053 infections | 773.63 infections | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Chad or Congo?
- Congo, at 1,879 infections against 1,322 infections in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Chad and Congo?
- 557 infections, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Congo rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Chad ranks 14th 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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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.