Number of children newly infected with hiv in Sudan
Sudan: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 820 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
820
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
25th
of 86 countries
All-time high
820
in 2024
All-time low
200
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 820 for number of children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Sudan peaked at 820 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
Sudan ranks 25th of 86 countries on this measure, 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 510 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 530 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 530 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 560 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 580 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 580 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 610 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 640 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 670 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 700 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 730 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 800 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 820 | +2.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 820 is above the median for low income countries, which is 810, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 820 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,000, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 470 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 555 | 500 | 640 | 10 |
| 2020s | 744 | 670 | 820 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 22 Central African Republic 1,000 compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 1,000 compare
- 24 Myanmar 950 compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 660 compare
- 28 Togo 530 compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Sudan?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Sudan was 820 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 820 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Sudan ranks 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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