Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Children newly infected with HIV
Papua New Guinea
2,675 infections
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2,843 infections
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Zimbabwe rank
9th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2,843 infections against 2,675 infections in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 168 infections.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 86 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 525.8 infections | 41,094 infections | 40,568 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1,392 infections | 29,526 infections | 28,134 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2,000 infections | 9,490 infections | 7,489 infections | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2,574 infections | 3,773 infections | 1,199 infections | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2,843 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 Zimbabwe?
- 168 infections, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 9th 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.