Congo vs Malawi: Children newly infected with HIV
Congo
1,879 infections
in 2024
Malawi
2,164 infections
in 2024
Congo rank
13th
Malawi rank
12th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2,164 infections against 1,879 infections in Congo, a difference of 285 infections.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 12th of 86 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,251 infections | 27,700 infections | 25,450 infections | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2,023 infections | 24,429 infections | 22,405 infections | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2,017 infections | 9,159 infections | 7,142 infections | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2,053 infections | 2,850 infections | 797.1 infections | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Congo or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2,164 infections against 1,879 infections in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Congo and Malawi?
- 285 infections, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Congo ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 12th 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.