Guinea vs South Sudan: Children newly infected with HIV
Guinea
1,070 infections
in 2024
South Sudan
1,130 infections
in 2024
Guinea rank
20th
South Sudan rank
19th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1,130 infections against 1,070 infections in Guinea, a difference of 60 infections.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Sudan ahead.
Guinea ranks 20th and South Sudan ranks 19th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,279 infections | 2,613 infections | 1,334 infections | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 2,312 infections | 3,790 infections | 1,478 infections | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 2,240 infections | 2,586 infections | 345.81 infections | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1,414 infections | 1,240 infections | 173.78 infections | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Guinea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 1,130 infections against 1,070 infections in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Guinea and South Sudan?
- 60 infections, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 20th and South Sudan ranks 19th 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.