Eritrea vs Libya: Children newly infected with HIV
Eritrea
22.66 infections
in 2024
Libya
17.68 infections
in 2024
Eritrea rank
75th
Libya rank
77th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Eritrea
- Libya
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 22.66 infections against 17.68 infections in Libya, a difference of 4.98 infections.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 75th and Libya ranks 77th of 86 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 439.31 infections | 3.36 infections | 435.95 infections | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 218.7 infections | 18.79 infections | 199.91 infections | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 33.89 infections | 23.95 infections | 9.94 infections | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 22.39 infections | 18.15 infections | 4.24 infections | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Eritrea or Libya?
- Eritrea, at 22.66 infections against 17.68 infections in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Eritrea and Libya?
- 4.98 infections, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Libya rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Eritrea ranks 75th 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.