Children newly infected with HIV in Guyana
Guyana: Children newly infected with HIV was 34.12 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, children newly infected with hiv in Guyana stood at 34.12 infections.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Guyana peaked at 97.98 infections in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.86 infections, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 69th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Guyana, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.86 infections | — |
| 1991 | 27.53 infections | +45.9% |
| 1992 | 38.41 infections | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 47.19 infections | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 57.1 infections | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 66.38 infections | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 75.4 infections | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 84.56 infections | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 90.63 infections | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 95.65 infections | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 97.98 infections | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 96.06 infections | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 80.62 infections | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 72.51 infections | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 63.58 infections | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 52.14 infections | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 58.45 infections | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 46.27 infections | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 36.03 infections | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 29.01 infections | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 30.5 infections | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 24.67 infections | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 25.72 infections | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 24.89 infections | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 30.71 infections | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 29.76 infections | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 37.83 infections | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 45.52 infections | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 38.54 infections | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 39.77 infections | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 49.43 infections | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 36.06 infections | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 25.71 infections | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 38.94 infections | +51.4% |
| 2024 | 34.12 infections | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.17 infections | 18.86 infections | 95.65 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.26 infections | 29.01 infections | 97.98 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.79 infections | 24.67 infections | 45.52 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.85 infections | 25.71 infections | 49.43 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 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 0.0482 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.0265 % 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 0.0497 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8539 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Guyana?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Guyana was 34.12 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.98 infections in 2000.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.86 infections in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Guyana ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.