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

1.91 infections, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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 Philippines: Children newly infected with HIV

Lesotho

328.61 infections

in 2024

Philippines

326.7 infections

in 2024

Lesotho rank

36th

Philippines rank

37th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Lesotho
Philippines

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 328.61 infections against 326.7 infections in Philippines, a difference of 1.91 infections.

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

Lesotho ranks 36th and Philippines ranks 37th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,109 infections	4.29 infections	3,105 infections	Lesotho
2000s	4,580 infections	19.04 infections	4,561 infections	Lesotho
2010s	1,117 infections	117.13 infections	999.66 infections	Lesotho
2020s	426.35 infections	257.6 infections	168.75 infections	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Lesotho or Philippines?: Lesotho, at 328.61 infections against 326.7 infections in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Lesotho and Philippines?: 1.91 infections, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Philippines?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Philippines rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Lesotho ranks 36th and Philippines ranks 37th 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.