New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate by country
Estimated number of children (0-14 years) newly infected with HIV, high estimate.
Countries reporting
38
Highest
98,000
Nigeria
Lowest
200
Mauritania
Median
4,000
Years covered
20
1990–2009
Data points
860
What the numbers show
New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 98,000 in Nigeria; the lowest is 200 in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,000, and the mean is 12,834.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 490.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 77.4%).
New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 98,000 | 2009 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 57,000 | 2009 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 38,000 | 2009 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Uganda | 37,000 | 2009 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 5 | Kenya | 35,000 | 2009 | down 36.4% | flat |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 29,000 | 2009 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 7 | Zambia | 26,000 | 2009 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 8 | Malawi | 25,000 | 2009 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 21,000 | 2009 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19,000 | 2009 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 11 | Cameroon | 14,000 | 2009 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9,800 | 2009 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 9,400 | 2009 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 7,700 | 2009 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Angola | 7,300 | 2009 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 16 | Burundi | 7,100 | 2009 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 6,500 | 2009 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 5,000 | 2009 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 19 | Lesotho | 4,500 | 2009 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 3,500 | 2009 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 3,000 | 2009 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 2,600 | 2009 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 22 | Eswatini | 2,600 | 2009 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 24 | Namibia | 2,500 | 2009 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 2,300 | 2009 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 26 | Congo | 2,100 | 2009 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 2,000 | 2009 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 1,400 | 2009 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 1,300 | 2009 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Liberia | 1,200 | 2009 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 30 | Botswana | 1,200 | 2009 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Gambia | 1,000 | 2009 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,000 | 2009 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,000 | 2009 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Gabon | 1,000 | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Eritrea | 1,000 | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar | 500 | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Mauritania | 200 | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 487,700
- Sub-Saharan Africa 487,700
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 486,700
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 430,700
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 332,700
About this data
Estimated number of children (0-14 years) newly infected with HIV, high estimate.