Number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon

Gabon: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 500 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
500
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
900
in 2002
All-time low
500
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon, 1990–2024

02004006008001.0k1990200720241990: 5001991: 5001992: 5001993: 5001994: 5101995: 6001996: 6701997: 7401998: 7901999: 8302000: 8602001: 8802002: 9002003: 9002004: 8902005: 8802006: 8902007: 8302008: 7902009: 8102010: 7802011: 7202012: 6602013: 6002014: 6202015: 5602016: 5002017: 5002018: 5002019: 5002020: 5002021: 5002022: 5002023: 5002024: 500

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon is 500, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon peaked at 900 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.

That places Gabon 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 500 —
1991 500 +0.0%
1992 500 +0.0%
1993 500 +0.0%
1994 510 +2.0%
1995 600 +17.6%
1996 670 +11.7%
1997 740 +10.4%
1998 790 +6.8%
1999 830 +5.1%
2000 860 +3.6%
2001 880 +2.3%
2002 900 +2.3%
2003 900 +0.0%
2004 890 -1.1%
2005 880 -1.1%
2006 890 +1.1%
2007 830 -6.7%
2008 790 -4.8%
2009 810 +2.5%
2010 780 -3.7%
2011 720 -7.7%
2012 660 -8.3%
2013 600 -9.1%
2014 620 +3.3%
2015 560 -9.7%
2016 500 -10.7%
2017 500 +0.0%
2018 500 +0.0%
2019 500 +0.0%
2020 500 +0.0%
2021 500 +0.0%
2022 500 +0.0%
2023 500 +0.0%
2024 500 +0.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 500 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 5.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 500 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,000, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 614 500 830 10
2000s 863 790 900 10
2010s 594 500 780 10
2020s 500 500 500 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon?
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Gabon was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 900 in 2002.
What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
How does Gabon rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
Gabon ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon 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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Indicator
Number of children newly infected with hiv
Source
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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