Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Children newly infected with HIV
Papua New Guinea
2,675 infections
in 2024
Zambia
3,001 infections
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Zambia rank
8th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3,001 infections against 2,675 infections in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 326 infections.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th of 86 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 525.8 infections | 20,276 infections | 19,751 infections | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1,392 infections | 18,098 infections | 16,706 infections | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2,000 infections | 9,572 infections | 7,572 infections | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2,574 infections | 4,291 infections | 1,717 infections | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3,001 infections against 2,675 infections in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 326 infections, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.