What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Colombia and Dominican Republic?

18.82 infections, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Children newly infected with HIV

Colombia

318.57 infections

in 2023

Dominican Republic

299.75 infections

in 2024

Colombia rank

38th

Dominican Republic rank

40th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Colombia
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 318.57 infections against 299.75 infections in Dominican Republic, a difference of 18.82 infections.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Colombia ranks 38th and Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	636.68 infections	1,122 infections	485.3 infections	Dominican Republic
2000s	567.56 infections	922.68 infections	355.12 infections	Dominican Republic
2010s	289.06 infections	552.93 infections	263.87 infections	Dominican Republic
2020s	317.05 infections	460.53 infections	143.47 infections	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Colombia or Dominican Republic?: Colombia, at 318.57 infections against 299.75 infections in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Colombia and Dominican Republic?: 18.82 infections, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Dominican Republic rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Colombia ranks 38th and Dominican Republic ranks 40th 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.