Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Benin
Benin: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV was 500 ages 0-14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
500 ages 0-14
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
2,000 ages 0-14
in 1999
All-time low
500 ages 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ages 0-14.
Analysis
Benin recorded 500 ages 0-14 for annual number of children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Benin peaked at 2,000 ages 0-14 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 500 ages 0-14, in 1990.
That places Benin 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Benin, year by year
| Year | ages 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 ages 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 700 ages 0-14 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 960 ages 0-14 | +37.1% |
| 1994 | 1,300 ages 0-14 | +35.4% |
| 1995 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 1,700 ages 0-14 | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 1,800 ages 0-14 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1,900 ages 0-14 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,900 ages 0-14 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,900 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,900 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,300 ages 0-14 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 680 ages 0-14 | -47.7% |
| 2016 | 610 ages 0-14 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 550 ages 0-14 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 520 ages 0-14 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 650 ages 0-14 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 550 ages 0-14 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 610 ages 0-14 | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 590 ages 0-14 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 570 ages 0-14 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 500 ages 0-14 | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,286 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,870 ages 0-14 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,031 ages 0-14 | 520 ages 0-14 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 564 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 610 ages 0-14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 ages 0-14 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 660 ages 0-14 compare
- 28 Togo 530 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Burundi 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Colombia 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Egypt 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Eswatini 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Gabon 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Lesotho 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Mexico 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Namibia 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Niger 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Philippines 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Rwanda 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Senegal 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 500 ages 0-14 compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Benin?
- Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Benin was 500 ages 0-14 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 ages 0-14 in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 ages 0-14 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of new cases of HIV in children aged 0-14 years old.