Children living with hiv in Somalia
Somalia: Children living with hiv was 860 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children living with hiv in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Somalia is 860, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Somalia peaked at 2,100 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 860, in 2024.
That places Somalia 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,380 | 880 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,040 | 1,900 | 2,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,420 | 1,100 | 1,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 966 | 860 | 1,100 | 5 |
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More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4991 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Somalia?
- Children living with hiv in Somalia was 860 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,100 in 2001.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 860 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for children living with hiv?
- Somalia ranks 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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