What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Eritrea and Tunisia?

4.95 infections, with Tunisia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tunisia?

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.

Eritrea vs Tunisia: Children newly infected with HIV

Eritrea

22.66 infections

in 2024

Tunisia

27.61 infections

in 2024

Eritrea rank

75th

Tunisia rank

72nd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Eritrea
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 27.61 infections against 22.66 infections in Eritrea, a difference of 4.95 infections.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 72nd of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	439.31 infections	9.88 infections	429.42 infections	Eritrea
2000s	218.7 infections	20.29 infections	198.41 infections	Eritrea
2010s	33.89 infections	31.11 infections	2.78 infections	Eritrea
2020s	22.39 infections	26.73 infections	4.34 infections	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Eritrea or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 27.61 infections against 22.66 infections in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Eritrea and Tunisia?: 4.95 infections, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tunisia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Tunisia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Eritrea ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 72nd 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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About this data

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.