Children living with hiv in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Children living with hiv was 500 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
500
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 88 countries
All-time high
500
in 2015
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 500 for children living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Afghanistan peaked at 500 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children living with hiv in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 180 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 63 Tajikistan 620 compare
- 64 Djibouti 550 compare
- 64 Mauritania 550 compare
- 66 El Salvador 500 compare
- 66 Eritrea 500 compare
- 66 Guyana 500 compare
- 66 Jamaica 500 compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 66 Malaysia 500 compare
- 66 Republic of Moldova 500 compare
- 66 Panama 500 compare
- 66 Paraguay 500 compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Afghanistan?
- Children living with hiv in Afghanistan was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2015.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for children living with hiv?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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