What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Lesotho and Niger?

78.27 infections, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?

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.

Lesotho vs Niger: Children newly infected with HIV

Lesotho

328.61 infections

in 2024

Niger

406.88 infections

in 2024

Lesotho rank

36th

Niger rank

33rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Lesotho
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 406.88 infections against 328.61 infections in Lesotho, a difference of 78.27 infections.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 36th and Niger ranks 33rd of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,109 infections	1,284 infections	1,825 infections	Lesotho
2000s	4,580 infections	1,365 infections	3,215 infections	Lesotho
2010s	1,117 infections	488.49 infections	628.29 infections	Lesotho
2020s	426.35 infections	521.43 infections	95.08 infections	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Lesotho or Niger?: Niger, at 406.88 infections against 328.61 infections in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Lesotho and Niger?: 78.27 infections, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Lesotho ranks 36th and Niger ranks 33rd 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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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.