Cuba vs Libya: Children newly infected with HIV
Cuba
16.71 infections
in 2024
Libya
17.68 infections
in 2024
Cuba rank
79th
Libya rank
77th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Cuba
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 17.68 infections against 16.71 infections in Cuba, a difference of 0.97 infections.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 79th and Libya ranks 77th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.32 infections | 3.36 infections | 2.97 infections | Cuba |
| 2000s | 24.07 infections | 18.79 infections | 5.28 infections | Cuba |
| 2010s | 25.7 infections | 23.95 infections | 1.75 infections | Cuba |
| 2020s | 12.37 infections | 18.15 infections | 5.78 infections | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Cuba or Libya?
- Libya, at 17.68 infections against 16.71 infections in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Cuba and Libya?
- 0.97 infections, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Cuba ranks 79th and Libya ranks 77th 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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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.