Colombia vs Mexico: Children newly infected with HIV
Colombia
318.57 infections
in 2023
Mexico
330.16 infections
in 2024
Colombia rank
38th
Mexico rank
35th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 330.16 infections against 318.57 infections in Colombia, a difference of 11.59 infections.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 35th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 636.68 infections | 251.92 infections | 384.76 infections | Colombia |
| 2000s | 567.56 infections | 373.4 infections | 194.16 infections | Colombia |
| 2010s | 289.06 infections | 392.25 infections | 103.19 infections | Mexico |
| 2020s | 317.05 infections | 363.53 infections | 46.48 infections | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Colombia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 330.16 infections against 318.57 infections in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Colombia and Mexico?
- 11.59 infections, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Colombia ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 35th 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.