Children newly infected with HIV in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Children newly infected with HIV was 59.44 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children newly infected with hiv in Afghanistan is 59.44 infections, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Afghanistan peaked at 59.44 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.57 infections, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 57th 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.
Children newly infected with HIV in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.57 infections | — |
| 1991 | 9.41 infections | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 10.9 infections | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 12.84 infections | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 15.2 infections | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 17.01 infections | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 18.19 infections | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 19.29 infections | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 20.58 infections | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 21.61 infections | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 23 infections | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 22.98 infections | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 23.63 infections | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 25.56 infections | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 26.96 infections | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 27.46 infections | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 29.17 infections | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 30.71 infections | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 31.2 infections | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 32 infections | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 33.13 infections | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 35.25 infections | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 36.86 infections | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 38.32 infections | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 39.9 infections | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 42.63 infections | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 44.54 infections | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 44.89 infections | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 47.14 infections | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 47.13 infections | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.47 infections | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 48.46 infections | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 52.14 infections | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 54.03 infections | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 59.44 infections | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.36 infections | 8.57 infections | 21.61 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.27 infections | 22.98 infections | 32 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.98 infections | 33.13 infections | 47.14 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.91 infections | 48.46 infections | 59.44 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.34 infections compare
- 55 Honduras 69.48 infections compare
- 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.5 infections compare
- 58 Paraguay 58.79 infections compare
- 59 Fiji 55.37 infections compare
- 60 Mauritania 55.36 infections compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Afghanistan?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Afghanistan was 59.44 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.44 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 infections in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Afghanistan ranks 57th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.