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

69.41 infections, with Colombia ahead.

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

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 Senegal: Children newly infected with HIV

Colombia

318.57 infections

in 2023

Senegal

249.16 infections

in 2024

Colombia rank

38th

Senegal rank

41st

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Colombia
Senegal

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 318.57 infections against 249.16 infections in Senegal, a difference of 69.41 infections.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 41st of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	636.68 infections	577.25 infections	59.43 infections	Colombia
2000s	567.56 infections	943.71 infections	376.15 infections	Senegal
2010s	289.06 infections	387.32 infections	98.26 infections	Senegal
2020s	317.05 infections	205.26 infections	111.79 infections	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Colombia or Senegal?: Colombia, at 318.57 infections against 249.16 infections in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Colombia and Senegal?: 69.41 infections, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Senegal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Senegal rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Colombia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 41st 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.