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

Latest (2024)
500 ages 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
500 ages 0-14
in 2023
All-time low
200 ages 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Egypt, 1990–2024

01002003004005001990200720241990: 200 ages 0-141991: 200 ages 0-141992: 200 ages 0-141993: 200 ages 0-141994: 200 ages 0-141995: 200 ages 0-141996: 200 ages 0-141997: 200 ages 0-141998: 200 ages 0-141999: 200 ages 0-142000: 200 ages 0-142001: 200 ages 0-142002: 200 ages 0-142003: 200 ages 0-142004: 200 ages 0-142005: 200 ages 0-142006: 200 ages 0-142007: 200 ages 0-142008: 200 ages 0-142009: 200 ages 0-142010: 200 ages 0-142011: 200 ages 0-142012: 200 ages 0-142013: 200 ages 0-142014: 200 ages 0-142015: 200 ages 0-142016: 200 ages 0-142017: 200 ages 0-142018: 200 ages 0-142019: 200 ages 0-142020: 200 ages 0-142021: 200 ages 0-142022: 200 ages 0-142023: 500 ages 0-142024: 500 ages 0-14

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

Annual values for Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Egypt, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  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 Colombia 500 ages 0-14 compare
  7. 29 Dominican Republic 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 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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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
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