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New HIV infections (0-14 years) by country

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

Countries reporting
37
Highest
65,000 0-14 years
Nigeria
Lowest
200 0-14 years
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Median
1,800 0-14 years
Years covered
20
1990–2009
Data points
840

What the numbers show

New HIV infections (0-14 years) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 65,000 0-14 years in Nigeria; the lowest is 200 0-14 years in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,800 0-14 years, and the mean is 8,446 0-14 years.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 325.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia, The (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 75.6%).

New HIV infections: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 65,000 0-14 years 2009 down 9.7% rising
2 South Africa 43,000 0-14 years 2009 down 21.8% volatile
3 Mozambique, Republic of 26,000 0-14 years 2009 up 52.9% volatile
4 Uganda 25,000 0-14 years 2009 down 10.7% falling
5 Kenya 22,000 0-14 years 2009 down 45.0% rising
6 Malawi 18,000 0-14 years 2009 down 28.0% rising
7 Tanzania, United Republic of 17,000 0-14 years 2009 down 51.4% flat
7 Zambia 17,000 0-14 years 2009 down 22.7% rising
9 Zimbabwe 14,000 0-14 years 2009 down 62.2% falling
10 Cameroon 9,800 0-14 years 2009 down 2.0% rising
11 Côte d'Ivoire 6,200 0-14 years 2009 down 58.7% rising
12 Chad 5,300 0-14 years 2009 up 47.2% rising
13 Sudan 4,900 0-14 years 2009 up 308.3% volatile
14 Angola 4,800 0-14 years 2009 up 17.1% rising
14 Burundi 4,800 0-14 years 2009 down 17.2% flat
16 Ghana 4,200 0-14 years 2009 down 22.2% rising
17 Lesotho, Kingdom of 2,900 0-14 years 2009 down 50.0% volatile
18 Rwanda 2,800 0-14 years 2009 down 34.9% falling
19 Burkina Faso 1,800 0-14 years 2009 down 57.1% falling
20 Eswatini, Kingdom of 1,700 0-14 years 2009 down 29.2% rising
21 Central African Republic 1,600 0-14 years 2009 down 65.2% flat
21 Togo 1,600 0-14 years 2009 down 20.0% rising
23 Guinea 1,400 0-14 years 2009 down 30.0% rising
23 Congo, Republic of 1,400 0-14 years 2009 unchanged falling
23 Namibia 1,400 0-14 years 2009 down 41.7% rising
26 Mali 1,200 0-14 years 2009 down 53.8% rising
27 Sierra Leone 1,000 0-14 years 2009 up 100.0% volatile
27 Gabon 1,000 0-14 years 2009 unchanged rising
27 Liberia 1,000 0-14 years 2009 down 33.3% rising
27 Botswana 1,000 0-14 years 2009 down 75.6% volatile
27 Benin 1,000 0-14 years 2009 unchanged rising
32 Gambia, The 500 0-14 years 2009 up 400.0% volatile
32 Guinea-Bissau 500 0-14 years 2009 unchanged volatile
32 Eritrea, The State of 500 0-14 years 2009 down 50.0% rising
32 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 500 0-14 years 2009 up 150.0% volatile
32 Madagascar, Republic of 500 0-14 years 2009 unchanged rising
37 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 200 0-14 years 2009 up 100.0% rising

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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About this data

Indicator
New HIV infections (0-14 years)
Unit
0-14 years
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 840 data points, 1990–2009
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Estimated number of children (0-14 years) newly infected with HIV.