Children living with hiv in Guinea
Guinea: Children living with hiv was 11,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,000
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
17th
of 88 countries
All-time high
14,000
in 2016
All-time low
960
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in Guinea stood at 11,000.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Guinea peaked at 14,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 960, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 17th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 960 | — |
| 1991 | 1,300 | +35.4% |
| 1992 | 1,700 | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 2,200 | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 2,700 | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 3,300 | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 4,000 | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 4,800 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 5,600 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 6,400 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 7,100 | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 7,900 | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 8,600 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 9,300 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 10,000 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 11,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 11,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,296 | 960 | 6,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,090 | 7,100 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,300 | 12,000 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,400 | 11,000 | 13,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 17,000 compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 15,000 compare
- 16 Congo 12,000 compare
- 17 Chad 11,000 compare
- 17 South Sudan 11,000 compare
- 20 Pakistan 10,000 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Guinea?
- Children living with hiv in Guinea was 11,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 960 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for children living with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 17th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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