Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Children newly infected with HIV
Guinea-Bissau
215.31 infections
in 2024
Senegal
249.16 infections
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
43rd
Senegal rank
41st
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 249.16 infections against 215.31 infections in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 33.85 infections.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353.11 infections | 577.25 infections | 224.14 infections | Senegal |
| 2000s | 928.11 infections | 943.71 infections | 15.6 infections | Senegal |
| 2010s | 414.37 infections | 387.32 infections | 27.04 infections | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 282.63 infections | 214.04 infections | 68.59 infections | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 249.16 infections against 215.31 infections in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 33.85 infections, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st 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.