Children newly infected with HIV in Djibouti
Djibouti: Children newly infected with HIV was 46.04 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti stood at 46.04 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Djibouti peaked at 316.11 infections in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.04 infections, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 62nd 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.23 infections | — |
| 1991 | 147.25 infections | +46.9% |
| 1992 | 210.12 infections | +42.7% |
| 1993 | 211.46 infections | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 236.43 infections | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 253.05 infections | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 269.66 infections | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 272.07 infections | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 286.44 infections | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 303.02 infections | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 316.11 infections | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 314.64 infections | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 303.14 infections | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 279.98 infections | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 266.18 infections | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 248.17 infections | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 218.19 infections | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 198.83 infections | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 187.61 infections | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 178.43 infections | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 162.75 infections | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 137.6 infections | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 122.95 infections | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 112.43 infections | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 94.24 infections | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 81.05 infections | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 65.05 infections | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 67.38 infections | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 65.57 infections | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 61.72 infections | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 55.23 infections | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 51.53 infections | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 55.16 infections | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 50.65 infections | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 46.04 infections | -9.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 46.04 infections is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 422.29 infections, 11% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 46.04 infections is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 54.08 infections, 85% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children newly infected with HIV in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +46.9% | 100.23 infections | 147.25 infections |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 228.97 infections | 100.23 infections | 303.02 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 251.13 infections | 178.43 infections | 316.11 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.08 infections | 61.72 infections | 162.75 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.72 infections | 46.04 infections | 55.23 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Djibouti?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Djibouti was 46.04 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 316.11 infections in 2000.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.04 infections in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Djibouti ranks 62nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.