Children newly infected with HIV in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children newly infected with HIV was 800.68 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 800.68 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Burkina Faso peaked at 6,311 infections in 1993 and was at its lowest, 752.78 infections, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,681 infections | — |
| 1991 | 6,074 infections | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 6,264 infections | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 6,311 infections | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6,267 infections | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6,165 infections | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5,997 infections | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5,791 infections | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 5,532 infections | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 5,261 infections | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 4,988 infections | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 4,691 infections | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 4,405 infections | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 4,105 infections | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 3,828 infections | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 3,554 infections | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 3,277 infections | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 2,926 infections | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 2,815 infections | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2,426 infections | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 2,227 infections | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,924 infections | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1,853 infections | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,745 infections | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1,383 infections | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 1,825 infections | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 1,637 infections | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 1,450 infections | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1,314 infections | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1,085 infections | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 930.74 infections | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 822.95 infections | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 752.78 infections | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 929.4 infections | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 800.68 infections | -13.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 800.68 infections is below the median for low income countries, which is 809.64 infections, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 800.68 infections is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,025 infections, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children newly infected with HIV in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +31.9% | 1,383 infections | 1,825 infections |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,934 infections | 5,261 infections | 6,311 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,701 infections | 2,426 infections | 4,988 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,644 infections | 1,085 infections | 2,227 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 847.31 infections | 752.78 infections | 930.74 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Burkina Faso?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Burkina Faso was 800.68 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6,311 infections in 1993.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 752.78 infections in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.