What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Dominican Republic and Gabon?

18.71 infections, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Gabon?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Gabon: Children newly infected with HIV

Dominican Republic

299.75 infections

in 2024

Gabon

318.46 infections

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

40th

Gabon rank

39th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Dominican Republic
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 318.46 infections against 299.75 infections in Dominican Republic, a difference of 18.71 infections.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Gabon ranks 39th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,122 infections	539.1 infections	582.88 infections	Dominican Republic
2000s	922.68 infections	861.9 infections	60.77 infections	Dominican Republic
2010s	552.93 infections	579.6 infections	26.67 infections	Gabon
2020s	428.37 infections	361.12 infections	67.25 infections	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Dominican Republic or Gabon?: Gabon, at 318.46 infections against 299.75 infections in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Dominican Republic and Gabon?: 18.71 infections, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Gabon?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Gabon rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Gabon ranks 39th 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

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.