What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ethiopia and Madagascar?

46 infections, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?

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.

Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Children newly infected with HIV

Ethiopia

1,312 infections

in 2024

Madagascar

1,266 infections

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

15th

Madagascar rank

16th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Ethiopia
Madagascar

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1,312 infections against 1,266 infections in Madagascar, a difference of 46 infections.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 86 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,433 infections	40.64 infections	26,392 infections	Ethiopia
2000s	14,519 infections	286 infections	14,233 infections	Ethiopia
2010s	5,020 infections	615.07 infections	4,405 infections	Ethiopia
2020s	1,945 infections	1,004 infections	940.61 infections	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Ethiopia or Madagascar?: Ethiopia, at 1,312 infections against 1,266 infections in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 46 infections, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Ethiopia ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 16th 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.