Children living with hiv in Benin
Benin: Children living with hiv was 5,200 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
5,200
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
32nd
of 88 countries
All-time high
10,000
in 2006
All-time low
550
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Children living with hiv in Benin, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 5,200 for children living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Benin peaked at 10,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 550, in 1990.
Benin ranks 32nd of 88 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,009 | 550 | 6,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,060 | 6,900 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,880 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,860 | 5,200 | 6,500 | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Benin?
- Children living with hiv in Benin was 5,200 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for children living with hiv?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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