Children living with hiv in Congo
Congo: Children living with hiv was 12,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 88 countries
All-time high
12,000
in 2001
All-time low
5,200
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Congo is 12,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Congo peaked at 12,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,200, in 1990.
Congo ranks 16th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children living with hiv in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,200 | — |
| 1991 | 6,100 | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 6,900 | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 7,700 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 8,400 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 9,200 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 9,800 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 10,000 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 12,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Congo's 12,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,530 | 5,200 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,600 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 13 Ghana 18,000 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 17,000 compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 15,000 compare
- 17 Chad 11,000 compare
- 17 Guinea 11,000 compare
- 17 South Sudan 11,000 compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Congo?
- Children living with hiv in Congo was 12,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for children living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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