Number of children newly infected with hiv in Senegal
Senegal: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children newly infected with hiv in Senegal is 500, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Senegal peaked at 1,100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2018.
Senegal ranks 29th 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.
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 590 | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 690 | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 810 | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 930 | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 1,000 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 980 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 910 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 790 | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 680 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 580 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 620 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 570 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 570 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 500 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 500, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Senegal'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 Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 2018 | -60.0% | 500 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 652 | 500 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 934 | 580 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 466 | 200 | 620 | 10 |
| 2020s | 380 | 200 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 660 compare
- 28 Togo 530 compare
- 29 Benin 500 compare
- 29 Burundi 500 compare
- 29 Colombia 500 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 500 compare
- 29 Egypt 500 compare
- 29 Eswatini 500 compare
- 29 Gabon 500 compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 500 compare
- 29 Lesotho 500 compare
- 29 Mexico 500 compare
- 29 Namibia 500 compare
- 29 Niger 500 compare
- 29 Philippines 500 compare
- 29 Rwanda 500 compare
- 29 Venezuela 500 compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Senegal?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Senegal was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Senegal ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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