Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Somalia: Children newly infected with HIV
Lao People's Democratic Republic
70.34 infections
in 2024
Somalia
86.78 infections
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
54th
Somalia rank
51st
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 86.78 infections against 70.34 infections in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 16.44 infections.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 51st of 86 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.29 infections | 400.16 infections | 384.88 infections | Somalia |
| 2000s | 85.69 infections | 342.27 infections | 256.58 infections | Somalia |
| 2010s | 110.15 infections | 191.09 infections | 80.94 infections | Somalia |
| 2020s | 95.6 infections | 114.99 infections | 19.39 infections | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 86.78 infections against 70.34 infections in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia?
- 16.44 infections, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 51st 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.