Number of children newly infected with hiv in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of children newly infected with hiv was 200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
200
Change on year
down 60.0%
World rank
45th
of 86 countries
All-time high
550
in 2004
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of children newly infected with hiv in Vietnam, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children newly infected with hiv in Vietnam is 200, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children newly infected with hiv in Vietnam peaked at 550 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 45th 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 550 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 540 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 500 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 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 | 200 | -60.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 200 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 200 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 2.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 510 | 500 | 550 | 10 |
| 2010s | 502 | 500 | 520 | 10 |
| 2020s | 440 | 200 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children newly infected with hiv in Vietnam?
- Number of children newly infected with hiv in Vietnam was 200 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 550 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Vietnam ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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