Children newly infected with HIV in Gabon
Gabon: Children newly infected with HIV was 318.46 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
318.46 infections
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
39th
of 86 countries
All-time high
897.01 infections
in 2003
All-time low
211.8 infections
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children newly infected with HIV in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 318.46 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Gabon peaked at 897.01 infections in 2003 and was at its lowest, 211.8 infections, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 39th of 86 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 211.8 infections | — |
| 1991 | 275.5 infections | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 348.82 infections | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 427.54 infections | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 510.74 infections | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 598.15 infections | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 665.85 infections | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 737.07 infections | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 790.08 infections | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 825.43 infections | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 857.15 infections | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 881.07 infections | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 895.01 infections | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 897.01 infections | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 885.92 infections | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 883.87 infections | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 890.94 infections | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 829.89 infections | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 791.71 infections | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 806.45 infections | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 776.78 infections | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 720.94 infections | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 660.7 infections | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 596.82 infections | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 620.35 infections | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 561.77 infections | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 473.16 infections | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 499.17 infections | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 459.91 infections | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 426.43 infections | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 330.2 infections | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 409.95 infections | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 361.38 infections | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 385.6 infections | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 318.46 infections | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 539.1 infections | 211.8 infections | 825.43 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 861.9 infections | 791.71 infections | 897.01 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 579.6 infections | 426.43 infections | 776.78 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 361.12 infections | 318.46 infections | 409.95 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0611 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Gabon?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Gabon was 318.46 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 897.01 infections in 2003.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.8 infections in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Gabon ranks 39th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.