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Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Colombia

Colombia: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV was 500 ages 0-14 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
500 ages 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
750 ages 0-14
in 1998
All-time low
500 ages 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Colombia, 1990–2023

02004006008001990200620231990: 500 ages 0-141991: 500 ages 0-141992: 550 ages 0-141993: 630 ages 0-141994: 690 ages 0-141995: 710 ages 0-141996: 730 ages 0-141997: 740 ages 0-141998: 750 ages 0-141999: 730 ages 0-142000: 710 ages 0-142001: 690 ages 0-142002: 670 ages 0-142003: 640 ages 0-142004: 580 ages 0-142005: 500 ages 0-142006: 540 ages 0-142007: 500 ages 0-142008: 500 ages 0-142009: 500 ages 0-142010: 500 ages 0-142011: 500 ages 0-142012: 500 ages 0-142013: 500 ages 0-142014: 500 ages 0-142015: 500 ages 0-142016: 500 ages 0-142017: 500 ages 0-142018: 500 ages 0-142019: 500 ages 0-142020: 500 ages 0-142021: 500 ages 0-142022: 500 ages 0-142023: 500 ages 0-14

Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ages 0-14.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 500 ages 0-14 for annual number of children newly infected with hiv in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Colombia peaked at 750 ages 0-14 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 500 ages 0-14, in 1990.

That places Colombia 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Colombia, year by year

Year ages 0-14 Change
1990 500 ages 0-14 —
1991 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1992 550 ages 0-14 +10.0%
1993 630 ages 0-14 +14.5%
1994 690 ages 0-14 +9.5%
1995 710 ages 0-14 +2.9%
1996 730 ages 0-14 +2.8%
1997 740 ages 0-14 +1.4%
1998 750 ages 0-14 +1.4%
1999 730 ages 0-14 -2.7%
2000 710 ages 0-14 -2.7%
2001 690 ages 0-14 -2.8%
2002 670 ages 0-14 -2.9%
2003 640 ages 0-14 -4.5%
2004 580 ages 0-14 -9.4%
2005 500 ages 0-14 -13.8%
2006 540 ages 0-14 +8.0%
2007 500 ages 0-14 -7.4%
2008 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2009 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2010 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2011 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2012 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2013 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2014 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2015 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 653 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 750 ages 0-14 10
2000s 583 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 710 ages 0-14 10
2010s 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 10
2020s 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 26 Burkina Faso 800 ages 0-14 compare
  2. 27 Sierra Leone 660 ages 0-14 compare
  3. 28 Togo 530 ages 0-14 compare
  4. 29 Benin 500 ages 0-14 compare
  5. 29 Burundi 500 ages 0-14 compare
  6. 29 Dominican Republic 500 ages 0-14 compare
  7. 29 Egypt 500 ages 0-14 compare
  8. 29 Eswatini 500 ages 0-14 compare
  9. 29 Gabon 500 ages 0-14 compare
  10. 29 Guinea-Bissau 500 ages 0-14 compare
  11. 29 Lesotho 500 ages 0-14 compare
  12. 29 Mexico 500 ages 0-14 compare
  13. 29 Namibia 500 ages 0-14 compare
  14. 29 Niger 500 ages 0-14 compare
  15. 29 Philippines 500 ages 0-14 compare
  16. 29 Rwanda 500 ages 0-14 compare
  17. 29 Senegal 500 ages 0-14 compare
  18. 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 500 ages 0-14 compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Colombia?
Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Colombia was 500 ages 0-14 in 2023, 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 750 ages 0-14 in 1998.
What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 500 ages 0-14 in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
Colombia ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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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
Last refreshed

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