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Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Mexico

Mexico: 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 1993
All-time low
200 ages 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

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

Mexico recorded 500 ages 0-14 for annual number of children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Mexico peaked at 500 ages 0-14 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 200 ages 0-14, in 1990.

That places Mexico 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year

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 500 ages 0-14 +150.0%
1994 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1995 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1996 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1997 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1998 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1999 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2000 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2001 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2002 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2003 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2004 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2005 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2006 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2007 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2008 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2009 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2010 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2011 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2012 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2013 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2014 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2015 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2016 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2017 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2018 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2019 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2020 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2021 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2022 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2023 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2024 500 ages 0-14 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 410 ages 0-14 200 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 10
2000s 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 10
2010s 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 10
2020s 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 500 ages 0-14 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  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 Egypt 500 ages 0-14 compare
  9. 29 Eswatini 500 ages 0-14 compare
  10. 29 Gabon 500 ages 0-14 compare
  11. 29 Guinea-Bissau 500 ages 0-14 compare
  12. 29 Lesotho 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 Mexico?
Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Mexico 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 500 ages 0-14 in 1993.
What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 200 ages 0-14 in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
Mexico ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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Annual number of new cases of HIV in children aged 0-14 years old.