Children living with hiv in Gambia
Gambia: Children living with hiv was 1,600 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children living with hiv in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in Gambia stood at 1,600.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Gambia peaked at 2,400 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 47th 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.
Children living with hiv in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 650 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 800 | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 960 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 1,100 | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2,100 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,200 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1,800 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1,700 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,600 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6,500, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,600 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children living with hiv in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 493 | 100 | 960 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,820 | 1,100 | 2,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,260 | 2,000 | 2,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,800 | 1,600 | 2,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Gambia?
- Children living with hiv in Gambia was 1,600 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,400 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for children living with hiv?
- Gambia ranks 47th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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