Chad vs Papua New Guinea: Children newly infected with HIV
Chad
1,322 infections
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,675 infections
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Chad
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,675 infections against 1,322 infections in Chad, a difference of 1,353 infections.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,163 infections | 525.8 infections | 2,637 infections | Chad |
| 2000s | 3,801 infections | 1,392 infections | 2,410 infections | Chad |
| 2010s | 2,170 infections | 2,000 infections | 169.43 infections | Chad |
| 2020s | 1,279 infections | 2,574 infections | 1,295 infections | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Chad or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,675 infections against 1,322 infections in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,353 infections, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Chad ranks 14th 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.