Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Benin
Benin: Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 1,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,400 for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Benin peaked at 9,200 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,400, in 2024.
That places Benin 65th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,600 | — |
| 1991 | 3,800 | +46.2% |
| 1992 | 5,000 | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 6,700 | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 8,300 | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 9,100 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 9,200 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8,700 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 8,000 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 7,300 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 6,800 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 6,500 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 6,100 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 5,800 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,400 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 5,400 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,700 | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 4,500 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4,100 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 3,800 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3,700 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,700 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,300 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 2,600 | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 2,500 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,400 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2,100 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,900 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1,800 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,500 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,400 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,100, 45% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,400 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,300, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +46.2% | 2,600 | 3,800 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,870 | 2,600 | 9,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,680 | 4,500 | 6,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,030 | 2,100 | 4,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,680 | 1,400 | 1,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Benin?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Benin was 1,400 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9,200 in 1996.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
- Benin ranks 65th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.