Annual number of children newly infected with HIV by country

Annual number of new cases of HIV in children aged 0-14 years old.

Countries reporting
86
Highest
16,000 ages 0-14
Mozambique
Lowest
100 ages 0-14
Panama
Median
500 ages 0-14
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,006

What the numbers show

Annual number of children newly infected with HIV is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 16,000 ages 0-14 in Mozambique; the lowest is 100 ages 0-14 in Panama.

The median across all reporting countries is 500 ages 0-14, and the mean is 1,090 ages 0-14.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 160.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 150.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 87.2%).

Annual number of children newly infected with HIV: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 16,000 ages 0-14 2024 down 36.0% rising
2 Democratic Republic of Congo 9,100 ages 0-14 2024 up 2.2% falling
3 South Africa 6,600 ages 0-14 2024 down 49.2% volatile
4 Tanzania 5,100 ages 0-14 2024 down 49.0% volatile
5 Uganda 4,700 ages 0-14 2024 down 60.8% falling
6 Angola 4,500 ages 0-14 2024 down 45.1% rising
7 Kenya 4,300 ages 0-14 2024 down 60.9% volatile
8 Zambia 3,000 ages 0-14 2024 down 68.1% falling
9 Zimbabwe 2,800 ages 0-14 2024 down 68.5% volatile
10 Cameroon 2,700 ages 0-14 2024 down 18.2% volatile
10 Papua New Guinea 2,700 ages 0-14 2024 up 42.1% rising
12 Malawi 2,200 ages 0-14 2024 down 78.0% volatile
13 Congo 1,900 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged falling
14 Chad 1,300 ages 0-14 2024 down 18.8% falling
14 Madagascar 1,300 ages 0-14 2024 up 120.3% volatile
14 Ethiopia 1,300 ages 0-14 2024 down 71.7% volatile
17 Mali 1,200 ages 0-14 2024 down 25.0% falling
17 Ghana 1,200 ages 0-14 2024 down 70.0% falling
19 South Sudan 1,100 ages 0-14 2024 down 65.6% falling
19 Haiti 1,100 ages 0-14 2024 up 46.7% volatile
19 Guinea 1,100 ages 0-14 2024 down 57.7% rising
22 Cote d'Ivoire 1,000 ages 0-14 2024 down 65.5% volatile
22 Central African Republic 1,000 ages 0-14 2024 down 47.4% falling
24 Myanmar 950 ages 0-14 2024 up 2.2% rising
25 Sudan 820 ages 0-14 2024 up 54.7% rising
26 Burkina Faso 800 ages 0-14 2024 down 42.9% volatile
27 Sierra Leone 660 ages 0-14 2024 down 52.9% falling
28 Togo 530 ages 0-14 2024 down 19.7% volatile
29 Egypt 500 ages 0-14 2024 up 150.0% rising
29 Colombia 500 ages 0-14 2023 unchanged falling
29 Philippines 500 ages 0-14 2024 up 150.0% volatile
29 Rwanda 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 47.4% volatile
29 Niger 500 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged falling
29 Namibia 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 58.3% volatile
29 Senegal 500 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged falling
29 Mexico 500 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged rising
29 Eswatini 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 54.5% volatile
29 Lesotho 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 54.5% volatile
29 Gabon 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 19.4% falling
29 Dominican Republic 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 5.7% falling
29 Benin 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 61.5% falling
29 Venezuela 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 2.0% rising
29 Guinea-Bissau 500 ages 0-14 2024 up 150.0% rising
29 Burundi 500 ages 0-14 2024 down 16.7% volatile
45 Yemen 200 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged rising
45 Algeria 200 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged rising
45 Gambia 200 ages 0-14 2024 down 60.0% rising
45 Guatemala 200 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged volatile
45 Vietnam 200 ages 0-14 2024 down 60.0% rising
45 Peru 200 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged falling
51 Romania 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged volatile
51 El Salvador 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged falling
51 Paraguay 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Armenia 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Afghanistan 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Tajikistan 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 50.0% rising
51 Somalia 100 ages 0-14 2022 down 80.0% falling
51 Suriname 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Chile 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Tunisia 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Thailand 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 80.0% volatile
51 Libya 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Eritrea 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged volatile
51 Ecuador 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 50.0% volatile
51 Fiji 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Guyana 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Honduras 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 50.0% volatile
51 Djibouti 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged volatile
51 Ireland 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Kazakhstan 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Botswana 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 87.2% volatile
51 Kyrgyzstan 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Cambodia 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 80.0% volatile
51 Laos 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 50.0% rising
51 Portugal 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Morocco 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 50.0% volatile
51 Moldova 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Cuba 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Costa Rica 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Bolivia 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 50.0% volatile
51 Mauritania 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged volatile
51 Cape Verde 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Malaysia 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat
51 Netherlands 100 ages 0-14 2023 unchanged flat
51 Nepal 100 ages 0-14 2024 down 50.0% volatile
51 Panama 100 ages 0-14 2024 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV
Unit
ages 0-14
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
86 places, 3,006 data points, 1990–2024
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Annual number of new cases of HIV in children aged 0-14 years old.