Number of children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 950 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 950 for number of children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar peaked at 1,700 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 24th 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.
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 550 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 670 | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 800 | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 940 | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 1,100 | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1,600 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 930 | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 890 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 860 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 830 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 770 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 760 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 780 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,400 | +79.5% |
| 2022 | 1,100 | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 970 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 950 | -2.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 950 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 500, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 950 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 9.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
| 2021 | +79.5% | 780 | 1,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 586 | 100 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,540 | 1,300 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 974 | 760 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,040 | 780 | 1,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 22 Central African Republic 1,000 compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 1,000 compare
- 25 Sudan 820 compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 660 compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar was 950 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,700 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Myanmar ranks 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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