What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Malaysia and Netherlands?

0.68 infections, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Malaysia vs Netherlands: Children newly infected with HIV

Malaysia

2.71 infections

in 2024

Netherlands

2.03 infections

in 2023

Malaysia rank

84th

Netherlands rank

85th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Malaysia
Netherlands

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.71 infections against 2.03 infections in Netherlands, a difference of 0.68 infections.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malaysia ranks 84th and Netherlands ranks 85th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.83 infections	15.47 infections	25.36 infections	Malaysia
2000s	36.6 infections	16.16 infections	20.44 infections	Malaysia
2010s	36.74 infections	10.84 infections	25.9 infections	Malaysia
2020s	3.7 infections	3.64 infections	0.0671 infections	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Malaysia or Netherlands?: Malaysia, at 2.71 infections against 2.03 infections in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Malaysia and Netherlands?: 0.68 infections, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Malaysia ranks 84th and Netherlands ranks 85th 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.