Peru vs Somalia: Children newly infected with HIV
Peru
124.17 infections
in 2024
Somalia
86.78 infections
in 2022
Peru rank
49th
Somalia rank
51st
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Peru
- Somalia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 124.17 infections against 86.78 infections in Somalia, a difference of 37.39 infections.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Peru ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 51st of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232.43 infections | 400.16 infections | 167.73 infections | Somalia |
| 2000s | 272.74 infections | 342.27 infections | 69.53 infections | Somalia |
| 2010s | 207.01 infections | 191.09 infections | 15.92 infections | Peru |
| 2020s | 137.78 infections | 114.99 infections | 22.79 infections | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Peru or Somalia?
- Peru, at 124.17 infections against 86.78 infections in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Peru and Somalia?
- 37.39 infections, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Somalia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Peru ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 51st 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.