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

2.44 infections, with Portugal ahead.

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

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.

Malaysia vs Portugal: Children newly infected with HIV

Malaysia

2.71 infections

in 2024

Portugal

5.15 infections

in 2024

Malaysia rank

84th

Portugal rank

83rd

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Malaysia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.15 infections against 2.71 infections in Malaysia, a difference of 2.44 infections.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.9 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Malaysia ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.83 infections	31.57 infections	9.26 infections	Malaysia
2000s	36.6 infections	18.87 infections	17.73 infections	Malaysia
2010s	36.74 infections	12.11 infections	24.63 infections	Malaysia
2020s	3.51 infections	6.05 infections	2.54 infections	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Malaysia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 5.15 infections against 2.71 infections in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Malaysia and Portugal?: 2.44 infections, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Malaysia ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd 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.