Children newly infected with HIV in Cuba
Cuba: Children newly infected with HIV was 16.71 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, children newly infected with hiv in Cuba stood at 16.71 infections.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.7% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Cuba peaked at 36.29 infections in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.06 infections, in 1993.
Cuba ranks 79th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Cuba, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5 infections | — |
| 1991 | 4.37 infections | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.17 infections | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.06 infections | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.22 infections | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 4.81 infections | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 5.71 infections | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 7.84 infections | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 10.26 infections | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 13.31 infections | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 16.32 infections | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 14.35 infections | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 21.19 infections | +47.6% |
| 2003 | 24.67 infections | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 25.01 infections | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 24.26 infections | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 20.51 infections | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 27.22 infections | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 31.29 infections | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 35.9 infections | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 35.35 infections | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.39 infections | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 27.51 infections | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 31.93 infections | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 36.29 infections | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 22.61 infections | -37.7% |
| 2016 | 24.91 infections | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 23.28 infections | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 16.02 infections | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 13.68 infections | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 11.74 infections | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 11.84 infections | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.89 infections | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 10.66 infections | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 16.71 infections | +56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.32 infections | 4.06 infections | 13.31 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.07 infections | 14.35 infections | 35.9 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7 infections | 13.68 infections | 36.29 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.37 infections | 10.66 infections | 16.71 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Cuba?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Cuba was 16.71 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 36.29 infections in 2014.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.06 infections in 1993.
- How does Cuba rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Cuba ranks 79th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.