Gambia vs Peru: Children newly infected with HIV
Gambia
169.49 infections
in 2024
Peru
124.17 infections
in 2024
Gambia rank
46th
Peru rank
49th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Gambia
- Peru
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 169.49 infections against 124.17 infections in Peru, a difference of 45.32 infections.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Gambia ranks 46th and Peru ranks 49th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.76 infections | 232.43 infections | 45.68 infections | Peru |
| 2000s | 455.36 infections | 272.74 infections | 182.62 infections | Gambia |
| 2010s | 285.17 infections | 207.01 infections | 78.16 infections | Gambia |
| 2020s | 200.94 infections | 134.7 infections | 66.25 infections | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Gambia or Peru?
- Gambia, at 169.49 infections against 124.17 infections in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Gambia and Peru?
- 45.32 infections, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Peru rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Gambia ranks 46th and Peru ranks 49th 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
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.