Chile vs El Salvador: Children newly infected with HIV
Chile
28.6 infections
in 2024
El Salvador
27.01 infections
in 2024
Chile rank
71st
El Salvador rank
74th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 28.6 infections against 27.01 infections in El Salvador, a difference of 1.59 infections.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Chile ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 74th of 86 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.87 infections | 89.67 infections | 59.8 infections | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 29.56 infections | 87.06 infections | 57.5 infections | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.57 infections | 33.83 infections | 18.27 infections | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.16 infections | 22.03 infections | 3.88 infections | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 28.6 infections against 27.01 infections in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Chile and El Salvador?
- 1.59 infections, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Chile ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 74th 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.