Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea
Guinea: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 1,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea stood at 1,100.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea peaked at 2,600 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Guinea 19th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 630 | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 800 | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 990 | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 1,200 | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 1,600 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2,100 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,200 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2,000 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,400 | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 2,600 | +85.7% |
| 2015 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,500 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1,700 | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,300 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 1,100 | -15.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1,100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 500, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1,100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,000, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +85.7% | 1,400 | 2,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,292 | 500 | 2,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,310 | 2,200 | 2,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,230 | 1,400 | 2,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,400 | 1,100 | 1,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 17 Ghana 1,200 compare
- 17 Mali 1,200 compare
- 19 Haiti 1,100 compare
- 19 South Sudan 1,100 compare
- 22 Central African Republic 1,000 compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 1,000 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Guinea was 1,100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,600 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 19th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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