Mozambique vs Tanzania: Children newly infected with HIV
Mozambique
16,439 infections
in 2024
Tanzania
5,140 infections
in 2024
Mozambique rank
1st
Tanzania rank
4th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 16,439 infections against 5,140 infections in Tanzania, a difference of 11,299 infections.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 3.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 4th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,552 infections | 30,006 infections | 14,454 infections | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 33,751 infections | 26,135 infections | 7,616 infections | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 26,788 infections | 10,075 infections | 16,713 infections | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19,225 infections | 6,637 infections | 12,587 infections | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 16,439 infections against 5,140 infections in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 11,299 infections, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Mozambique ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 4th 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.