Children newly infected with HIV in Ecuador
Ecuador: Children newly infected with HIV was 75.04 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 75.04 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Ecuador peaked at 250.61 infections in 2001 and was at its lowest, 75.04 infections, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.25 infections | — |
| 1991 | 95.13 infections | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 114.66 infections | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 133.77 infections | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 153.39 infections | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 173.38 infections | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 193.21 infections | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 208.73 infections | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 222.78 infections | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 233.96 infections | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 244.03 infections | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 250.61 infections | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 246.66 infections | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 241.4 infections | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 234.3 infections | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 226.09 infections | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 220.1 infections | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 212.18 infections | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 214.56 infections | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 223.12 infections | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 221.51 infections | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 222.54 infections | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 211.16 infections | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 199.24 infections | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 193.09 infections | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 189.14 infections | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 179.13 infections | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 174.39 infections | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 171.32 infections | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 115.05 infections | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 139.84 infections | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 110.58 infections | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 77.59 infections | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 83.19 infections | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 75.04 infections | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160.73 infections | 78.25 infections | 233.96 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.31 infections | 212.18 infections | 250.61 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.66 infections | 115.05 infections | 222.54 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.25 infections | 75.04 infections | 139.84 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- 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 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.6337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0443 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.3573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Ecuador?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Ecuador was 75.04 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 250.61 infections in 2001.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.04 infections in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.