Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea
Guinea: Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv was 1,070 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea is 1,070, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea peaked at 2,637 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 480.14, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 20th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 480.14 | — |
| 1991 | 630.48 | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 802.08 | +27.2% |
| 1993 | 989.15 | +23.3% |
| 1994 | 1,177 | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 1,367 | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 1,594 | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 1,783 | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 1,905 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 2,057 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 2,165 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 2,245 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,279 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,353 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,391 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,449 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,430 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,206 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 2,236 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,371 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,307 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,035 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 1,974 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,387 | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 2,633 | +89.8% |
| 2015 | 2,637 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,606 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,578 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,521 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,724 | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 1,616 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1,531 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,532 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,320 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 1,070 | -18.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1,070 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 422.29, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1,070 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,025, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +89.8% | 1,387 | 2,633 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,279 | 480.14 | 2,057 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,312 | 2,165 | 2,449 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,240 | 1,387 | 2,637 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,414 | 1,070 | 1,616 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 17 Ghana 1,243 compare
- 18 Mali 1,162 compare
- 19 South Sudan 1,130 compare
- 21 Haiti 1,061 compare
- 22 Central African Republic 1,047 compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 1,025 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea?
- Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Guinea was 1,070 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,637 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 480.14 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 20th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children under fifteen years old with hiv rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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