Madagascar vs South Sudan: Children newly infected with HIV
Madagascar
1,266 infections
in 2024
South Sudan
1,130 infections
in 2024
Madagascar rank
16th
South Sudan rank
19th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Madagascar
- South Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1,266 infections against 1,130 infections in South Sudan, a difference of 136 infections.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Sudan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 16th and South Sudan ranks 19th of 86 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.64 infections | 2,613 infections | 2,572 infections | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 286 infections | 3,790 infections | 3,504 infections | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 615.07 infections | 2,586 infections | 1,971 infections | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1,004 infections | 1,240 infections | 235.62 infections | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Madagascar or South Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 1,266 infections against 1,130 infections in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 136 infections, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and South Sudan rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Madagascar ranks 16th and South Sudan ranks 19th 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.