Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Gambia
Gambia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 1,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1,100 for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Gambia peaked at 2,500 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 75th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 740 | +42.3% |
| 1993 | 960 | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 1,200 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 1,500 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 2,000 | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 2,200 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,400 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2,200 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,900 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,700 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,000, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,300, 26% 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 Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +42.3% | 520 | 740 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,362 | 500 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,470 | 2,400 | 2,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,960 | 1,600 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,300 | 1,100 | 1,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Gambia?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Gambia was 1,100 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,500 in 2002.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
- Gambia ranks 75th 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 Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.