What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Namibia and Rwanda?

96.73 infections, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?

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.

Namibia vs Rwanda: Children newly infected with HIV

Namibia

431.89 infections

in 2024

Rwanda

335.16 infections

in 2024

Namibia rank

31st

Rwanda rank

34th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Namibia
Rwanda

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 431.89 infections against 335.16 infections in Rwanda, a difference of 96.73 infections.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Namibia ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 34th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,445 infections	6,256 infections	3,811 infections	Rwanda
2000s	3,386 infections	5,201 infections	1,815 infections	Rwanda
2010s	1,208 infections	1,003 infections	205.56 infections	Namibia
2020s	517.63 infections	424.08 infections	93.55 infections	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Namibia or Rwanda?: Namibia, at 431.89 infections against 335.16 infections in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Namibia and Rwanda?: 96.73 infections, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Namibia ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 34th 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.