Children newly infected with HIV in Lesotho
Lesotho: Children newly infected with HIV was 328.61 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho stood at 328.61 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Lesotho peaked at 5,149 infections in 2003 and was at its lowest, 328.61 infections, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 36th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 746.1 infections | — |
| 1991 | 1,184 infections | +58.7% |
| 1992 | 1,762 infections | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 2,404 infections | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 3,088 infections | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 3,723 infections | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 4,216 infections | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 4,560 infections | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 4,671 infections | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4,736 infections | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,818 infections | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 4,977 infections | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5,138 infections | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5,149 infections | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,992 infections | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 4,815 infections | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 4,580 infections | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 3,908 infections | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 4,294 infections | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 3,126 infections | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 2,172 infections | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 1,381 infections | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 1,267 infections | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1,377 infections | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1,124 infections | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 812.58 infections | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 789.01 infections | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,031 infections | +30.7% |
| 2018 | 692.17 infections | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 521.03 infections | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 416.48 infections | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 415.61 infections | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 491.49 infections | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 479.58 infections | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 328.61 infections | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,109 infections | 746.1 infections | 4,736 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,580 infections | 3,126 infections | 5,149 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,117 infections | 521.03 infections | 2,172 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 426.35 infections | 328.61 infections | 491.49 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Lesotho?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Lesotho was 328.61 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5,149 infections in 2003.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 328.61 infections in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Lesotho ranks 36th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.