Children newly infected with HIV in Chad
Chad: Children newly infected with HIV was 1,322 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Chad, 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 Chad is 1,322 infections, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Chad peaked at 4,040 infections in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,123 infections, in 2023.
Chad ranks 14th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Chad, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,700 infections | — |
| 1991 | 2,140 infections | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 2,582 infections | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 2,985 infections | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 3,148 infections | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 3,416 infections | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 3,687 infections | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 3,911 infections | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 4,029 infections | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4,032 infections | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,027 infections | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,040 infections | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,992 infections | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,948 infections | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,909 infections | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 3,885 infections | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,718 infections | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3,654 infections | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,480 infections | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3,359 infections | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3,069 infections | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 2,914 infections | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,708 infections | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 2,204 infections | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 1,642 infections | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 2,127 infections | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 2,098 infections | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,909 infections | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1,628 infections | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 1,400 infections | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 1,320 infections | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1,237 infections | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1,394 infections | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 1,123 infections | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 1,322 infections | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,163 infections | 1,700 infections | 4,032 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,801 infections | 3,359 infections | 4,040 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,170 infections | 1,400 infections | 3,069 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,279 infections | 1,123 infections | 1,394 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.48 % 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 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.52 % 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 0.0314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Chad?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Chad was 1,322 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 4,040 infections in 2001.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,123 infections in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Chad ranks 14th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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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Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.