Sierra Leone vs Sudan: Children newly infected with HIV
Sierra Leone
664.7 infections
in 2024
Sudan
818.6 infections
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
27th
Sudan rank
25th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 818.6 infections against 664.7 infections in Sierra Leone, a difference of 153.9 infections.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 25th of 86 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,236 infections | 318.59 infections | 917.22 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1,892 infections | 478 infections | 1,414 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1,281 infections | 554.81 infections | 726.19 infections | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 895.01 infections | 744.84 infections | 150.17 infections | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Sierra Leone or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 818.6 infections against 664.7 infections in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 153.9 infections, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sudan rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 25th 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.