What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Egypt and Viet Nam?

45.54 infections, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?

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.

Egypt vs Viet Nam: Children newly infected with HIV

Egypt

213.3 infections

in 2024

Viet Nam

167.76 infections

in 2024

Egypt rank

44th

Viet Nam rank

47th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Egypt
Viet Nam

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 213.3 infections against 167.76 infections in Viet Nam, a difference of 45.54 infections.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 47th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	145.16 infections	120.6 infections	24.55 infections	Egypt
2000s	134.56 infections	471.57 infections	337.02 infections	Viet Nam
2010s	136.48 infections	411.95 infections	275.48 infections	Viet Nam
2020s	177.46 infections	237.16 infections	59.69 infections	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Egypt or Viet Nam?: Egypt, at 213.3 infections against 167.76 infections in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Egypt and Viet Nam?: 45.54 infections, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Viet Nam?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Viet Nam rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Egypt ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 47th 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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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.