Children newly infected with HIV in Benin
Benin: Children newly infected with HIV was 469.83 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
469.83 infections
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
1,975 infections
in 2001
All-time low
342.37 infections
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children newly infected with HIV in Benin, 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 Benin is 469.83 infections, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Benin peaked at 1,975 infections in 2001 and was at its lowest, 342.37 infections, in 1990.
Benin ranks 29th of 86 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.
Children newly infected with HIV in Benin, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 342.37 infections | — |
| 1991 | 504.98 infections | +47.5% |
| 1992 | 703.26 infections | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 963.54 infections | +37.0% |
| 1994 | 1,286 infections | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 1,508 infections | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 1,697 infections | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 1,833 infections | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1,909 infections | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1,950 infections | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1,969 infections | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,975 infections | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,968 infections | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,961 infections | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,955 infections | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,934 infections | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,901 infections | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,859 infections | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,515 infections | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 1,529 infections | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,518 infections | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,492 infections | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,481 infections | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,534 infections | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,251 infections | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 676.08 infections | -45.9% |
| 2016 | 610.52 infections | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 554.16 infections | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 518.67 infections | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 649.8 infections | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 546.85 infections | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 609.27 infections | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 591.45 infections | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 569.28 infections | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 469.83 infections | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,270 infections | 342.37 infections | 1,950 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,857 infections | 1,515 infections | 1,975 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,029 infections | 518.67 infections | 1,534 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 557.34 infections | 469.83 infections | 609.27 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 26 Burkina Faso 800.68 infections compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 664.7 infections compare
- 28 Togo 526.03 infections compare
- 30 Burundi 461.52 infections compare
- 31 Namibia 431.89 infections compare
- 32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 412.7 infections compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Benin?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Benin was 469.83 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,975 infections in 2001.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 342.37 infections in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.