Number of children newly infected with hiv by country
Countries reporting
86
Highest
16,000
Mozambique
Lowest
100
Panama
Median
500
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,006
What the numbers show
Number of children newly infected with hiv is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 16,000 in Mozambique; the lowest is 100 in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 500, and the mean is 1,090.
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%).
Number of children newly infected with hiv: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 16,000 | 2024 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9,100 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 3 | South Africa | 6,600 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 5,100 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 4,700 | 2024 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 6 | Angola | 4,500 | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 7 | Kenya | 4,300 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 3,000 | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 2,800 | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 2,700 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 2,700 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 12 | Malawi | 2,200 | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Congo | 1,900 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Chad | 1,300 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 14 | Madagascar | 1,300 | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 1,300 | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mali | 1,200 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 17 | Ghana | 1,200 | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 19 | South Sudan | 1,100 | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 19 | Haiti | 1,100 | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 1,100 | 2024 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,000 | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 1,000 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 24 | Myanmar | 950 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 25 | Sudan | 820 | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 800 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 660 | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 530 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Egypt | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 500 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Philippines | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Rwanda | 500 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 500 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Mexico | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Eswatini | 500 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 500 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 500 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 500 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 29 | Benin | 500 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 29 | Venezuela | 500 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 29 | Burundi | 500 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Yemen | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Gambia | 200 | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Vietnam | 200 | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Romania | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Paraguay | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Armenia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 51 | Somalia | 100 | 2022 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 51 | Suriname | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Chile | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Tunisia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Thailand | 100 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Libya | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Eritrea | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Fiji | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Guyana | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Honduras | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Djibouti | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Ireland | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Botswana | 100 | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Cambodia | 100 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Laos | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Morocco | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Moldova | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Cuba | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Bolivia | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Mauritania | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Malaysia | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Nepal | 100 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |