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

852 infections, with Malawi ahead.

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

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 Malawi: Children newly infected with HIV

Ethiopia

1,312 infections

in 2024

Malawi

2,164 infections

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

15th

Malawi rank

12th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Ethiopia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2,164 infections against 1,312 infections in Ethiopia, a difference of 852 infections.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,433 infections	27,700 infections	1,267 infections	Malawi
2000s	14,519 infections	24,429 infections	9,910 infections	Malawi
2010s	5,020 infections	9,159 infections	4,139 infections	Malawi
2020s	1,945 infections	2,850 infections	904.97 infections	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Ethiopia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 2,164 infections against 1,312 infections in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ethiopia and Malawi?: 852 infections, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Ethiopia ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th 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.