Mozambique vs South Africa: Children newly infected with HIV
Mozambique
16,439 infections
in 2024
South Africa
6,612 infections
in 2024
Mozambique rank
1st
South Africa rank
3rd
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Mozambique
- South Africa
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 16,439 infections against 6,612 infections in South Africa, a difference of 9,827 infections.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Mozambique ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,552 infections | 37,609 infections | 22,058 infections | South Africa |
| 2000s | 33,751 infections | 68,007 infections | 34,256 infections | South Africa |
| 2010s | 26,788 infections | 14,545 infections | 12,244 infections | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19,225 infections | 7,852 infections | 11,372 infections | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Mozambique or South Africa?
- Mozambique, at 16,439 infections against 6,612 infections in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Mozambique and South Africa?
- 9,827 infections, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Mozambique ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd 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.