Children newly infected with HIV in Congo
Congo: Children newly infected with HIV was 1,879 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1,879 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Congo peaked at 2,353 infections in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,863 infections, in 2011.
Congo ranks 13th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,050 infections | — |
| 1991 | 2,173 infections | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 2,222 infections | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,274 infections | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,324 infections | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,344 infections | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2,353 infections | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,323 infections | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2,264 infections | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 2,181 infections | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 2,127 infections | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,153 infections | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,125 infections | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,067 infections | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2,000 infections | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,994 infections | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,996 infections | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,919 infections | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,864 infections | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,990 infections | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 2,045 infections | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,863 infections | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 1,980 infections | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1,882 infections | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,930 infections | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,944 infections | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,072 infections | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2,084 infections | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,152 infections | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,219 infections | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,173 infections | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,065 infections | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,127 infections | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,020 infections | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1,879 infections | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,251 infections | 2,050 infections | 2,353 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,023 infections | 1,864 infections | 2,153 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,017 infections | 1,863 infections | 2,219 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,053 infections | 1,879 infections | 2,173 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % 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 1.84 % 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 0.0315 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Congo?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Congo was 1,879 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2,353 infections in 1996.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,863 infections in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Congo ranks 13th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.