What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Mauritania and Paraguay?

3.43 infections, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?

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.

Mauritania vs Paraguay: Children newly infected with HIV

Mauritania

55.36 infections

in 2024

Paraguay

58.79 infections

in 2024

Mauritania rank

60th

Paraguay rank

58th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Mauritania
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 58.79 infections against 55.36 infections in Mauritania, a difference of 3.43 infections.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 58th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	163.5 infections	17.28 infections	146.22 infections	Mauritania
2000s	210.09 infections	43.48 infections	166.6 infections	Mauritania
2010s	97 infections	47.97 infections	49.03 infections	Mauritania
2020s	64.08 infections	49.24 infections	14.84 infections	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Mauritania or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 58.79 infections against 55.36 infections in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Mauritania and Paraguay?: 3.43 infections, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Mauritania ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 58th 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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About this data

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.