What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Congo and Ethiopia?

567 infections, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Congo vs Ethiopia: Children newly infected with HIV

Congo

1,879 infections

in 2024

Ethiopia

1,312 infections

in 2024

Congo rank

13th

Ethiopia rank

15th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1,879 infections against 1,312 infections in Ethiopia, a difference of 567 infections.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Congo ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 15th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,251 infections	26,433 infections	24,182 infections	Ethiopia
2000s	2,023 infections	14,519 infections	12,495 infections	Ethiopia
2010s	2,017 infections	5,020 infections	3,003 infections	Ethiopia
2020s	2,053 infections	1,945 infections	107.88 infections	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Congo or Ethiopia?: Congo, at 1,879 infections against 1,312 infections in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Congo and Ethiopia?: 567 infections, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Congo ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 15th 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.