What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ireland and Malaysia?

2.14 infections, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Ireland vs Malaysia: Children newly infected with HIV

Ireland

0.5747 infections

in 2024

Malaysia

2.71 infections

in 2024

Ireland rank

86th

Malaysia rank

84th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Ireland
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.71 infections against 0.5747 infections in Ireland, a difference of 2.14 infections.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 4.7 times Ireland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 86 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.25 infections	40.83 infections	38.57 infections	Malaysia
2000s	2.32 infections	36.6 infections	34.27 infections	Malaysia
2010s	2.11 infections	36.74 infections	34.63 infections	Malaysia
2020s	0.5921 infections	3.51 infections	2.91 infections	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Ireland or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2.71 infections against 0.5747 infections in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Ireland and Malaysia?: 2.14 infections, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Ireland ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 84th 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: 28 August 2026

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