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

613 infections, with Congo ahead.

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

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 Madagascar: Children newly infected with HIV

Congo

1,879 infections

in 2024

Madagascar

1,266 infections

in 2024

Congo rank

13th

Madagascar rank

16th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Congo
Madagascar

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1,879 infections against 1,266 infections in Madagascar, a difference of 613 infections.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,251 infections	40.64 infections	2,210 infections	Congo
2000s	2,023 infections	286 infections	1,737 infections	Congo
2010s	2,017 infections	615.07 infections	1,402 infections	Congo
2020s	2,053 infections	1,004 infections	1,048 infections	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Congo or Madagascar?: Congo, at 1,879 infections against 1,266 infections in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Congo and Madagascar?: 613 infections, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Congo ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 16th 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.