Children living with hiv in Egypt
Egypt: Children living with hiv was 940 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
940
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
55th
of 88 countries
All-time high
940
in 2024
All-time low
500
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 940 for children living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Egypt peaked at 940 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Egypt 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children living with hiv in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 550 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 600 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 650 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 700 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 740 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 770 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 780 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 790 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 800 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 800 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 790 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 790 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 780 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 770 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 760 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 750 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 750 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 740 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 740 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 740 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 750 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 750 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 760 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 770 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 780 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 800 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 820 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 850 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 890 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 940 | +5.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 940 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 940 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 900, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 574 | 500 | 740 | 10 |
| 2000s | 783 | 760 | 800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 753 | 740 | 780 | 10 |
| 2020s | 860 | 800 | 940 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Egypt?
- Children living with hiv in Egypt was 940 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 940 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for children living with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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