Number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela is 500, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela peaked at 1,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Venezuela 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.
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 540 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 580 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 740 | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 870 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 960 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 890 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 800 | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 740 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 710 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 660 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 640 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 590 | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 550 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 510 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 500 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 500 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 500, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 500 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100, 5.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
| 2002 | +27.6% | 580 | 740 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 340 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 783 | 540 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 545 | 500 | 660 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 compare
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- 29 Colombia 500 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 500 compare
- 29 Egypt 500 compare
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- 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 Senegal 500 compare
More health data for Venezuela
- 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 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Venezuela was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Venezuela ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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