Children newly infected with HIV in Egypt
Egypt: Children newly infected with HIV was 213.3 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 213.3 infections, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Egypt peaked at 213.3 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 123.72 infections, in 2010.
That places Egypt 44th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Egypt, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 123.93 infections | — |
| 1991 | 133.76 infections | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 139.62 infections | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 144.14 infections | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 147.56 infections | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 150.34 infections | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 151.67 infections | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 153.88 infections | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 154.93 infections | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 151.74 infections | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 147.92 infections | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 145.2 infections | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 142.54 infections | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 138.7 infections | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 134.18 infections | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 131.36 infections | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 127.72 infections | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 127.09 infections | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 126.29 infections | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 124.54 infections | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 123.72 infections | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 126.83 infections | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 131.86 infections | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 131.32 infections | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 137.26 infections | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 142.42 infections | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 137.42 infections | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 145.61 infections | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 142.26 infections | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 146.07 infections | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 157.11 infections | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 150.8 infections | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 165.59 infections | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 200.51 infections | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 213.3 infections | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.16 infections | 123.93 infections | 154.93 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.56 infections | 124.54 infections | 147.92 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.48 infections | 123.72 infections | 146.07 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 177.46 infections | 150.8 infections | 213.3 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Egypt was 213.3 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 213.3 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 123.72 infections in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.