Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Children newly infected with HIV
Congo
1,879 infections
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,675 infections
in 2024
Congo rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,675 infections against 1,879 infections in Congo, a difference of 796 infections.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,251 infections | 525.8 infections | 1,725 infections | Congo |
| 2000s | 2,023 infections | 1,392 infections | 631.59 infections | Congo |
| 2010s | 2,017 infections | 2,000 infections | 16.75 infections | Congo |
| 2020s | 2,053 infections | 2,574 infections | 520.95 infections | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,675 infections against 1,879 infections in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 796 infections, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Congo ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th 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.