Lesotho vs Rwanda: Children newly infected with HIV
Lesotho
328.61 infections
in 2024
Rwanda
335.16 infections
in 2024
Lesotho rank
36th
Rwanda rank
34th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 335.16 infections against 328.61 infections in Lesotho, a difference of 6.55 infections.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Lesotho ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 34th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,109 infections | 6,256 infections | 3,147 infections | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4,580 infections | 5,201 infections | 621.02 infections | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1,117 infections | 1,003 infections | 114.08 infections | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 426.35 infections | 424.08 infections | 2.27 infections | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 335.16 infections against 328.61 infections in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 6.55 infections, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Lesotho ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 34th 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.