Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Uganda
Uganda: Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 4,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
In 2024, children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Uganda stood at 4,700. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Uganda peaked at 32,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,700, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 5th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,000 | — |
| 1991 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31,000 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 22,000 | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 16,000 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 9,600 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 7,300 | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 6,900 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 6,400 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 6,100 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 6,800 | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 5,400 | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 4,700 | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,100 | 30,000 | 32,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,000 | 21,000 | 30,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,780 | 6,900 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,880 | 4,700 | 6,800 | 5 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Uganda?
- Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Uganda was 4,700 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 32,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,700 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.