Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Peru
Peru: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV was 200 ages 0-14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ages 0-14.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Peru is 200 ages 0-14, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Peru peaked at 500 ages 0-14 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 200 ages 0-14, in 1990.
Peru ranks 45th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Peru, year by year
| Year | ages 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 ages 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 ages 0-14 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 200 ages 0-14 | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 500 ages 0-14 | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 200 ages 0-14 | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 500 ages 0-14 | +150.0% |
| 2016 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 ages 0-14 | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440 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 | 380 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 500 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 200 ages 0-14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Peru?
- Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Peru was 200 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 500 ages 0-14 in 1992.
- What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ages 0-14 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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Annual number of new cases of HIV in children aged 0-14 years old.