Children newly infected with HIV in Guinea
Guinea: Children newly infected with HIV was 1,070 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,070 infections
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
20th
of 86 countries
All-time high
2,637 infections
in 2015
All-time low
480.14 infections
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children newly infected with HIV in Guinea, 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 Guinea is 1,070 infections, 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, children newly infected with hiv in Guinea peaked at 2,637 infections in 2015 and was at its lowest, 480.14 infections, 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.
Children newly infected with HIV in Guinea, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 480.14 infections | — |
| 1991 | 630.48 infections | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 802.08 infections | +27.2% |
| 1993 | 989.15 infections | +23.3% |
| 1994 | 1,177 infections | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 1,367 infections | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 1,594 infections | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 1,783 infections | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 1,905 infections | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 2,057 infections | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 2,165 infections | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 2,245 infections | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,279 infections | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,353 infections | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,391 infections | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,449 infections | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,430 infections | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,206 infections | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 2,236 infections | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,371 infections | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,307 infections | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,035 infections | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 1,974 infections | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,387 infections | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 2,633 infections | +89.8% |
| 2015 | 2,637 infections | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,606 infections | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,578 infections | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,521 infections | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,724 infections | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 1,616 infections | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1,531 infections | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,532 infections | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,320 infections | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 1,070 infections | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,279 infections | 480.14 infections | 2,057 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,312 infections | 2,165 infections | 2,449 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,240 infections | 1,387 infections | 2,637 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,414 infections | 1,070 infections | 1,616 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 17 Ghana 1,243 infections compare
- 18 Mali 1,162 infections compare
- 19 South Sudan 1,130 infections compare
- 21 Haiti 1,061 infections compare
- 22 Central African Republic 1,047 infections compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 1,025 infections 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 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 0.0666 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0685 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Guinea?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Guinea was 1,070 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,637 infections in 2015.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 480.14 infections in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 20th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected 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 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.