Children newly infected with HIV by country
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.
Countries reporting
86
Highest
16,439 infections
Mozambique
Lowest
0.5747 infections
Ireland
Median
214.31 infections
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,006
What the numbers show
Children newly infected with HIV is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 16,439 infections in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.5747 infections in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 214.31 infections, and the mean is 1,036 infections.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28,604.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 953.4%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 94.2%).
Children newly infected with HIV: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 16,439 infections | 2024 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9,053 infections | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 3 | South Africa | 6,612 infections | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5,140 infections | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 4,733 infections | 2024 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 6 | Angola | 4,531 infections | 2024 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 7 | Kenya | 4,349 infections | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 3,001 infections | 2024 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 2,843 infections | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 2,742 infections | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 2,675 infections | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 12 | Malawi | 2,164 infections | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Congo | 1,879 infections | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 14 | Chad | 1,322 infections | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 1,312 infections | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Madagascar | 1,266 infections | 2024 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 1,243 infections | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 1,162 infections | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 19 | South Sudan | 1,130 infections | 2024 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 1,070 infections | 2024 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 21 | Haiti | 1,061 infections | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 1,047 infections | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,025 infections | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 952.16 infections | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 25 | Sudan | 818.6 infections | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 800.68 infections | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 664.7 infections | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 526.03 infections | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 469.83 infections | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 30 | Burundi | 461.52 infections | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Namibia | 431.89 infections | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 412.7 infections | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 406.88 infections | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 335.16 infections | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 330.16 infections | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 36 | Lesotho | 328.61 infections | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 326.7 infections | 2024 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 318.57 infections | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | Gabon | 318.46 infections | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 299.75 infections | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 249.16 infections | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Eswatini | 225.64 infections | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 215.31 infections | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 213.3 infections | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 178.68 infections | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Gambia | 169.49 infections | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 167.76 infections | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 129.93 infections | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 124.17 infections | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 50 | Guatemala | 108.02 infections | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Somalia | 86.78 infections | 2022 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 52 | Botswana | 85.66 infections | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 75.04 infections | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 70.34 infections | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Honduras | 69.48 infections | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.5 infections | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 59.44 infections | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 58.79 infections | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 59 | Fiji | 55.37 infections | 2024 | up 953.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritania | 55.36 infections | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 61 | Morocco | 48.71 infections | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 62 | Djibouti | 46.04 infections | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 45.08 infections | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 40.44 infections | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 40.06 infections | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 39.89 infections | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.11 infections | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 34.74 infections | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Guyana | 34.12 infections | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | Panama | 28.95 infections | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 71 | Chile | 28.6 infections | 2024 | up 112.4% | falling |
| 72 | Tunisia | 27.61 infections | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 27.33 infections | 2024 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 27.01 infections | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Eritrea | 22.66 infections | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 20.67 infections | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 77 | Libya | 17.68 infections | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Suriname | 17.13 infections | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 16.71 infections | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Cape Verde | 8.29 infections | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Armenia | 7.97 infections | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Romania | 7.09 infections | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 5.15 infections | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Malaysia | 2.71 infections | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Netherlands | 2.03 infections | 2023 | down 82.2% | falling |
| 86 | Ireland | 0.5747 infections | 2024 | down 81.7% | falling |
About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.