Myanmar vs Sierra Leone: Children newly infected with HIV
Myanmar
952.16 infections
in 2024
Sierra Leone
664.7 infections
in 2024
Myanmar rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
27th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Myanmar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 952.16 infections against 664.7 infections in Sierra Leone, a difference of 287.46 infections.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Myanmar ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 538.19 infections | 1,236 infections | 697.62 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1,542 infections | 1,892 infections | 350.77 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 963.3 infections | 1,281 infections | 317.71 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1,049 infections | 895.01 infections | 153.67 infections | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Myanmar or Sierra Leone?
- Myanmar, at 952.16 infections against 664.7 infections in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 287.46 infections, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Sierra Leone rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Myanmar ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.