El Salvador vs Libya: Children newly infected with HIV
El Salvador
27.01 infections
in 2024
Libya
17.68 infections
in 2024
El Salvador rank
74th
Libya rank
77th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.01 infections against 17.68 infections in Libya, a difference of 9.33 infections.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Libya's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 74th and Libya ranks 77th of 86 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.67 infections | 3.36 infections | 86.31 infections | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 87.06 infections | 18.79 infections | 68.27 infections | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 33.83 infections | 23.95 infections | 9.88 infections | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 22.03 infections | 18.15 infections | 3.88 infections | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, El Salvador or Libya?
- El Salvador, at 27.01 infections against 17.68 infections in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between El Salvador and Libya?
- 9.33 infections, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 74th and Libya ranks 77th 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.