Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Egypt
Egypt: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV was 500 ages 0-14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ages 0-14.
Analysis
In 2024, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt stood at 500 ages 0-14. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt peaked at 500 ages 0-14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200 ages 0-14, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 29th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Egypt, year by year
| Year | ages 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 ages 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 ages 0-14 | +150.0% |
| 2024 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 320 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 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 Burundi 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Colombia 500 ages 0-14 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 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 Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0521 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt?
- Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 500 ages 0-14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ages 0-14 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.