Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Burundi
Burundi: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV was 500 ages 0-14 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
500 ages 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
5,300 ages 0-14
in 1991
All-time low
500 ages 0-14
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ages 0-14.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Burundi is 500 ages 0-14, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Burundi peaked at 5,300 ages 0-14 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 500 ages 0-14, in 2015.
That places Burundi 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ages 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,100 ages 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 5,300 ages 0-14 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 5,300 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,800 ages 0-14 | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 4,700 ages 0-14 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,300 ages 0-14 | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 4,500 ages 0-14 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 4,100 ages 0-14 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 3,700 ages 0-14 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 3,500 ages 0-14 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 3,300 ages 0-14 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 3,100 ages 0-14 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 2,800 ages 0-14 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 2,600 ages 0-14 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 2,400 ages 0-14 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 2,100 ages 0-14 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 2,000 ages 0-14 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,900 ages 0-14 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1,700 ages 0-14 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1,200 ages 0-14 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 1,100 ages 0-14 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 970 ages 0-14 | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 790 ages 0-14 | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 600 ages 0-14 | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 500 ages 0-14 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,530 ages 0-14 | 3,500 ages 0-14 | 5,300 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,340 ages 0-14 | 1,500 ages 0-14 | 3,300 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 716 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 1,200 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 ages 0-14 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 660 ages 0-14 compare
- 28 Togo 530 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Benin 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 Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0721 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Burundi?
- Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Burundi 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5,300 ages 0-14 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 ages 0-14 in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Burundi ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.