Number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt
Egypt: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
500
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
500
in 2023
All-time low
200
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt stood at 500. 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, number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt peaked at 500 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200, 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.
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 500 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 500, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 500 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100, 5.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 320 | 200 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 compare
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- 29 Benin 500 compare
- 29 Burundi 500 compare
- 29 Colombia 500 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 500 compare
- 29 Eswatini 500 compare
- 29 Gabon 500 compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 500 compare
- 29 Lesotho 500 compare
- 29 Mexico 500 compare
- 29 Namibia 500 compare
- 29 Niger 500 compare
- 29 Philippines 500 compare
- 29 Rwanda 500 compare
- 29 Senegal 500 compare
- 29 Venezuela 500 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Egypt was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children newly infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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