Children newly infected with HIV in Angola
Angola: Children newly infected with HIV was 4,531 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Angola, 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 Angola is 4,531 infections, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Angola peaked at 8,972 infections in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,848 infections, in 1990.
Angola ranks 6th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Angola, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,848 infections | — |
| 1991 | 2,215 infections | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 2,635 infections | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 3,035 infections | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 3,465 infections | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 3,923 infections | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 4,357 infections | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 4,774 infections | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 5,173 infections | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 5,622 infections | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 6,045 infections | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 6,465 infections | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 6,876 infections | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 7,305 infections | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7,641 infections | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 7,957 infections | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7,746 infections | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8,053 infections | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 8,185 infections | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,323 infections | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 8,370 infections | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8,920 infections | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 8,972 infections | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,698 infections | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8,170 infections | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 8,402 infections | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8,665 infections | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 8,800 infections | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8,163 infections | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 6,926 infections | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 6,530 infections | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 6,046 infections | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 5,281 infections | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 4,815 infections | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 4,531 infections | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,705 infections | 1,848 infections | 5,622 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,459 infections | 6,045 infections | 8,323 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,409 infections | 6,926 infections | 8,972 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,440 infections | 4,531 infections | 6,530 infections | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Angola?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Angola was 4,531 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 8,972 infections in 2012.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,848 infections in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Angola ranks 6th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.