Children living with hiv in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Children living with hiv was 64,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
64,000
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
6th
of 88 countries
All-time high
230,000
in 2001
All-time low
64,000
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Zimbabwe is 64,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in Zimbabwe peaked at 230,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64,000, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children living with hiv in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64,000 | — |
| 1991 | 81,000 | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 99,000 | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 120,000 | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 150,000 | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 160,000 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 180,000 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 200,000 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 210,000 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 230,000 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 230,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 220,000 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 220,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 210,000 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 200,000 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 190,000 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 170,000 | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 160,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 93,000 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 86,000 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 79,000 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 72,000 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 64,000 | -11.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 64,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 11.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 64,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 8.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,400 | 64,000 | 210,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 221,000 | 200,000 | 230,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,000 | 100,000 | 190,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,800 | 64,000 | 93,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in Zimbabwe?
- Children living with hiv in Zimbabwe was 64,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 230,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,000 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for children living with hiv?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children living with hiv rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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