What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Peru and Viet Nam?

43.59 infections, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Viet Nam?

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.

Peru vs Viet Nam: Children newly infected with HIV

Peru

124.17 infections

in 2024

Viet Nam

167.76 infections

in 2024

Peru rank

49th

Viet Nam rank

47th

Children newly infected with HIV over time

Peru
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 167.76 infections against 124.17 infections in Peru, a difference of 43.59 infections.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 49th and Viet Nam ranks 47th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	232.43 infections	120.6 infections	111.83 infections	Peru
2000s	272.74 infections	471.57 infections	198.84 infections	Viet Nam
2010s	207.01 infections	411.95 infections	204.94 infections	Viet Nam
2020s	134.7 infections	237.16 infections	102.46 infections	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Peru or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 167.76 infections against 124.17 infections in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Peru and Viet Nam?: 43.59 infections, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Viet Nam?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Peru and Viet Nam rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?: Peru ranks 49th and Viet Nam ranks 47th 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.