Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 6,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Viet Nam is 6,100, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Viet Nam peaked at 19,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 950, in 1990.
That places Viet Nam 31st out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 950 | — |
| 1991 | 1,900 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 3,700 | +94.7% |
| 1993 | 6,300 | +70.3% |
| 1994 | 9,600 | +52.4% |
| 1995 | 13,000 | +35.4% |
| 1996 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 9,800 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9,000 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 8,200 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 7,600 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 6,800 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 6,100 | -10.3% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 6,100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,020, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 6,100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,250, 4.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Viet Nam 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 | +100.0% | 950 | 1,900 |
| 1992 | +94.7% | 1,900 | 3,700 |
| 1993 | +70.3% | 3,700 | 6,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,045 | 950 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,100 | 15,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,980 | 9,800 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,540 | 6,100 | 9,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 Viet Nam?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Viet Nam was 6,100 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 950 in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
- Viet Nam ranks 31st 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 Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.