Egypt vs Gambia: Children newly infected with HIV
Egypt
213.3 infections
in 2024
Gambia
169.49 infections
in 2024
Egypt rank
44th
Gambia rank
46th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Egypt
- Gambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 213.3 infections against 169.49 infections in Gambia, a difference of 43.81 infections.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 44th and Gambia ranks 46th of 86 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.16 infections | 186.76 infections | 41.6 infections | Gambia |
| 2000s | 134.56 infections | 455.36 infections | 320.81 infections | Gambia |
| 2010s | 136.48 infections | 285.17 infections | 148.69 infections | Gambia |
| 2020s | 177.46 infections | 200.94 infections | 23.48 infections | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Egypt or Gambia?
- Egypt, at 213.3 infections against 169.49 infections in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Egypt and Gambia?
- 43.81 infections, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 44th and Gambia ranks 46th 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.