Children newly infected with HIV in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children newly infected with HIV was 225.64 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 225.64 infections, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Eswatini peaked at 3,923 infections in 2003 and was at its lowest, 196.9 infections, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 42nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 196.9 infections | — |
| 1991 | 405.31 infections | +105.8% |
| 1992 | 734.57 infections | +81.2% |
| 1993 | 1,193 infections | +62.5% |
| 1994 | 1,695 infections | +42.0% |
| 1995 | 2,071 infections | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 2,531 infections | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 2,916 infections | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 3,218 infections | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 3,525 infections | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 3,711 infections | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 3,816 infections | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 3,857 infections | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,923 infections | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3,898 infections | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,767 infections | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,822 infections | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 2,778 infections | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,810 infections | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,108 infections | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 1,576 infections | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 992.29 infections | -37.0% |
| 2012 | 1,028 infections | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 978.71 infections | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,102 infections | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 894.04 infections | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 639.41 infections | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 651.52 infections | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 391.39 infections | -39.9% |
| 2019 | 368.7 infections | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 339.98 infections | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 298.49 infections | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 370.39 infections | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 395.35 infections | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 225.64 infections | -42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,849 infections | 196.9 infections | 3,525 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,349 infections | 2,108 infections | 3,923 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 862.18 infections | 368.7 infections | 1,576 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 325.97 infections | 225.64 infections | 395.35 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.5165 % 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 0.0517 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3387 % 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 0.0472 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Eswatini?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Eswatini was 225.64 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3,923 infections in 2003.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 196.9 infections in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.