Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 500 for number of children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 980 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 580 | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 720 | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 830 | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 920 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 950 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 980 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 980 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 980 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 960 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 900 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 890 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 890 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 820 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 770 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 680 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 570 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 500 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 500 is below the median for low income countries, which is 810, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 500 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,000, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 2015 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
| 2014 | -60.0% | 500 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 423 | 100 | 830 | 10 |
| 2000s | 927 | 820 | 980 | 10 |
| 2010s | 522 | 200 | 770 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 compare
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- 29 Mexico 500 compare
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- 29 Rwanda 500 compare
- 29 Senegal 500 compare
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea-Bissau was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 980 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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