Gambia vs Vietnam: Children newly infected with HIV

Gambia
169.49 infections
in 2024
Vietnam
167.76 infections
in 2024
Gambia rank
46th
Vietnam rank
47th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

  • Gambia
  • Vietnam
0200400600199020072024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 169.49 infections against 167.76 infections in Vietnam, a difference of 1.73 infections.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 46th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 186.76 infections 120.6 infections 66.15 infections Gambia
2000s 455.36 infections 471.57 infections 16.21 infections Vietnam
2010s 285.17 infections 411.95 infections 126.78 infections Vietnam
2020s 200.94 infections 237.16 infections 36.21 infections Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Gambia or Vietnam?
Gambia, at 169.49 infections against 167.76 infections in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Gambia and Vietnam?
1.73 infections, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Vietnam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Vietnam rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
Gambia ranks 46th and Vietnam ranks 47th 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

Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.