What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Gabon and Senegal?

69.3 infections, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?

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.

Gabon vs Senegal: Children newly infected with HIV

Gabon

318.46 infections

in 2024

Senegal

249.16 infections

in 2024

Gabon rank

39th

Senegal rank

41st

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Gabon
Senegal

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 318.46 infections against 249.16 infections in Senegal, a difference of 69.3 infections.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 41st of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	539.1 infections	577.25 infections	38.15 infections	Senegal
2000s	861.9 infections	943.71 infections	81.81 infections	Senegal
2010s	579.6 infections	387.32 infections	192.28 infections	Gabon
2020s	361.12 infections	214.04 infections	147.07 infections	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Gabon or Senegal?: Gabon, at 318.46 infections against 249.16 infections in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Gabon and Senegal?: 69.3 infections, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Senegal rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Gabon ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 41st 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.