Ghana vs Mali: Children newly infected with HIV
Ghana
1,243 infections
in 2024
Mali
1,162 infections
in 2024
Ghana rank
17th
Mali rank
18th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Ghana
- Mali
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1,243 infections against 1,162 infections in Mali, a difference of 81 infections.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 17th and Mali ranks 18th of 86 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,770 infections | 2,243 infections | 4,527 infections | Ghana |
| 2000s | 6,938 infections | 2,371 infections | 4,567 infections | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3,801 infections | 1,538 infections | 2,263 infections | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1,857 infections | 1,318 infections | 538.95 infections | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Ghana or Mali?
- Ghana, at 1,243 infections against 1,162 infections in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ghana and Mali?
- 81 infections, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Mali ranks 18th 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.