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New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate by country

Estimated number of children (0-14 years) newly infected with HIV, low estimate.

Countries reporting
38
Highest
31,000
Nigeria
Lowest
100
Mauritania
Median
1,050
Years covered
20
1990–2009
Data points
860

What the numbers show

New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 31,000 in Nigeria; the lowest is 100 in Mauritania.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,050, and the mean is 4,203.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 310.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 78.3%).

New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 31,000 2009 down 13.9% rising
2 South Africa 24,000 2009 down 25.0% volatile
3 Mozambique 13,000 2009 up 38.3% volatile
4 Uganda 11,000 2009 down 26.7% falling
5 Kenya 10,000 2009 down 54.5% falling
6 Malawi 9,500 2009 down 32.1% rising
7 Zambia 7,400 2009 down 38.3% rising
8 Zimbabwe 7,000 2009 down 69.6% falling
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6,900 2009 up 21.1% rising
10 Tanzania, United Republic of 6,200 2009 down 67.4% falling
11 Cameroon 5,200 2009 down 3.7% rising
12 Burundi 2,700 2009 down 20.6% falling
13 Chad 2,600 2009 up 36.8% rising
14 Sudan 2,500 2009 up 400.0% volatile
14 Angola 2,500 2009 up 25.0% rising
14 Côte d'Ivoire 2,500 2009 down 68.8% rising
17 Ghana 2,000 2009 down 31.0% rising
18 Lesotho 1,100 2009 down 69.4% volatile
18 Rwanda 1,100 2009 down 47.6% falling
20 Burkina Faso 1,000 2009 down 50.0% falling
20 Central African Republic 1,000 2009 down 58.3% flat
20 Namibia 1,000 2009 down 28.6% rising
20 Congo 1,000 2009 unchanged flat
20 Guinea 1,000 2009 unchanged rising
20 Eswatini 1,000 2009 down 33.3% rising
26 Benin 500 2009 down 50.0% volatile
26 Botswana 500 2009 down 78.3% rising
26 Togo 500 2009 down 50.0% rising
26 Eritrea 500 2009 unchanged rising
26 Gabon 500 2009 unchanged rising
26 Sierra Leone 500 2009 up 150.0% volatile
26 Guinea-Bissau 500 2009 up 150.0% volatile
26 Equatorial Guinea 500 2009 up 400.0% volatile
26 Liberia 500 2009 down 50.0% volatile
26 Mali 500 2009 down 61.5% rising
36 Gambia 200 2009 up 100.0% rising
36 Madagascar 200 2009 up 100.0% rising
38 Mauritania 100 2009 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 860 data points, 1990–2009
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Estimated number of children (0-14 years) newly infected with HIV, low estimate.