Children living with hiv in Venezuela
Venezuela: Children living with hiv was 2,900 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children living with hiv in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in Venezuela stood at 2,900.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Venezuela peaked at 4,200 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 41st of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children living with hiv in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 560 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 680 | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 820 | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 1,000 | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 1,200 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 1,700 | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 2,000 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 2,400 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 2,800 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 3,100 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 3,400 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3,600 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 3,700 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3,900 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4,000 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,200 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 4,200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,100 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4,000 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,800 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3,600 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 3,400 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,100 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 2,900 | -6.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 2,900 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 2,900 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 665, 4.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children living with hiv in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 646 | 200 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,800 | 1,400 | 3,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,050 | 3,600 | 4,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,180 | 2,900 | 3,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Venezuela?
- Children living with hiv in Venezuela was 2,900 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4,200 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for children living with hiv?
- Venezuela ranks 41st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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