El Salvador vs Eritrea: Children newly infected with HIV
El Salvador
27.01 infections
in 2024
Eritrea
22.66 infections
in 2024
El Salvador rank
74th
Eritrea rank
75th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.01 infections against 22.66 infections in Eritrea, a difference of 4.35 infections.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 74th and Eritrea ranks 75th of 86 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.67 infections | 439.31 infections | 349.64 infections | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 87.06 infections | 218.7 infections | 131.64 infections | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 33.83 infections | 33.89 infections | 0.0559 infections | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 22.03 infections | 22.39 infections | 0.3585 infections | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, El Salvador or Eritrea?
- El Salvador, at 27.01 infections against 22.66 infections in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between El Salvador and Eritrea?
- 4.35 infections, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 74th and Eritrea ranks 75th 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.