Children newly infected with HIV in Botswana
Botswana: Children newly infected with HIV was 85.66 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Botswana, 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 Botswana is 85.66 infections, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Botswana peaked at 5,267 infections in 1999 and was at its lowest, 85.66 infections, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 52nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Botswana, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,464 infections | — |
| 1991 | 1,915 infections | +30.9% |
| 1992 | 2,488 infections | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 3,084 infections | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 3,667 infections | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 4,183 infections | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 4,620 infections | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 4,938 infections | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 5,148 infections | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5,267 infections | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5,077 infections | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 4,686 infections | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 4,246 infections | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 3,765 infections | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 3,262 infections | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 2,054 infections | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 1,482 infections | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 1,554 infections | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,377 infections | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 968.09 infections | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 1,163 infections | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 1,468 infections | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 765.81 infections | -47.8% |
| 2013 | 600.61 infections | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 781.74 infections | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 591.58 infections | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 602.22 infections | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 283.59 infections | -52.9% |
| 2018 | 179.35 infections | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 159.54 infections | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 146.63 infections | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 119.78 infections | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 107.97 infections | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 96.66 infections | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 85.66 infections | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,677 infections | 1,464 infections | 5,267 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,847 infections | 968.09 infections | 5,077 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 659.59 infections | 159.54 infections | 1,468 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.34 infections | 85.66 infections | 146.63 infections | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0472 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0474 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Botswana?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Botswana was 85.66 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,267 infections in 1999.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.66 infections in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Botswana ranks 52nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.