Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Zambia
Zambia: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV was 3,000 ages 0-14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ages 0-14.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3,000 ages 0-14 for annual number of children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Zambia peaked at 23,000 ages 0-14 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3,000 ages 0-14, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 8th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ages 0-14 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,000 ages 0-14 | — |
| 1991 | 17,000 ages 0-14 | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 19,000 ages 0-14 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 20,000 ages 0-14 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 21,000 ages 0-14 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 22,000 ages 0-14 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 22,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23,000 ages 0-14 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 23,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,000 ages 0-14 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 22,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,000 ages 0-14 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 17,000 ages 0-14 | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 16,000 ages 0-14 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 15,000 ages 0-14 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 13,000 ages 0-14 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 12,000 ages 0-14 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 12,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,000 ages 0-14 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 11,000 ages 0-14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,000 ages 0-14 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 9,400 ages 0-14 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 10,000 ages 0-14 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 9,500 ages 0-14 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 8,600 ages 0-14 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 8,100 ages 0-14 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 5,500 ages 0-14 | -32.1% |
| 2020 | 4,700 ages 0-14 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 5,000 ages 0-14 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4,800 ages 0-14 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 3,900 ages 0-14 | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 3,000 ages 0-14 | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,500 ages 0-14 | 15,000 ages 0-14 | 23,000 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,100 ages 0-14 | 12,000 ages 0-14 | 22,000 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,510 ages 0-14 | 5,500 ages 0-14 | 12,000 ages 0-14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,280 ages 0-14 | 3,000 ages 0-14 | 5,000 ages 0-14 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Zambia?
- Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in Zambia was 3,000 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 ages 0-14 in 1997.
- What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 ages 0-14 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.