Ghana vs Madagascar: Children newly infected with HIV
Ghana
1,243 infections
in 2024
Madagascar
1,266 infections
in 2024
Ghana rank
17th
Madagascar rank
16th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1,266 infections against 1,243 infections in Ghana, a difference of 23 infections.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 86 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,770 infections | 40.64 infections | 6,730 infections | Ghana |
| 2000s | 6,938 infections | 286 infections | 6,652 infections | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3,801 infections | 615.07 infections | 3,186 infections | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1,857 infections | 1,004 infections | 852.24 infections | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1,266 infections against 1,243 infections in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 23 infections, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.