Number of new hiv infections per year in Benin
Benin: Number of new hiv infections per year was 1,384 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of new hiv infections per year in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of new hiv infections per year in Benin stood at 1,384. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per year in Benin peaked at 9,185 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,384, in 2024.
Benin ranks 68th of 144 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 new hiv infections per year in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,609 | — |
| 1991 | 3,752 | +43.8% |
| 1992 | 5,027 | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 6,663 | +32.6% |
| 1994 | 8,265 | +24.0% |
| 1995 | 9,100 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 9,185 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8,742 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 8,016 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 7,281 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 6,832 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 6,452 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 6,062 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 5,819 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 5,833 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5,757 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5,427 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 5,432 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,679 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 4,455 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 4,128 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 3,764 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 3,727 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,673 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,312 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 2,641 | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 2,545 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,420 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2,106 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 2,142 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,903 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 1,817 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1,781 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,526 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 1,384 | -9.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,384 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,127, 44% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,384 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,273, 32% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new hiv infections per year in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +43.8% | 2,609 | 3,752 |
| 1992 | +34.0% | 3,752 | 5,027 |
| 1993 | +32.6% | 5,027 | 6,663 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,864 | 2,609 | 9,185 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,675 | 4,455 | 6,832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,046 | 2,106 | 4,128 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,682 | 1,384 | 1,903 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per year in Benin?
- Number of new hiv infections per year in Benin was 1,384 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9,185 in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,384 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for number of new hiv infections per year?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per year rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new hiv infections per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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