Children newly infected with HIV in Madagascar
Madagascar: Children newly infected with HIV was 1,266 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1,266 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Madagascar peaked at 1,266 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.14 infections, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 16th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.14 infections | — |
| 1991 | 13.71 infections | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 17.7 infections | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 23.47 infections | +32.6% |
| 1994 | 29.77 infections | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 37.73 infections | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 47.77 infections | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 58.87 infections | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 75.07 infections | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 92.13 infections | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 114.02 infections | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 140.44 infections | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 172.3 infections | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 211.71 infections | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 253 infections | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 301.4 infections | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 347.28 infections | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 393.69 infections | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 441.47 infections | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 484.64 infections | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 514.34 infections | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 509.6 infections | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 535.82 infections | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 565.64 infections | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 590.42 infections | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 617.82 infections | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 664.2 infections | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 688.07 infections | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 709.66 infections | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 755.15 infections | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 832.47 infections | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 869.5 infections | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 931.34 infections | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,123 infections | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 1,266 infections | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.64 infections | 10.14 infections | 92.13 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 286 infections | 114.02 infections | 484.64 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 615.07 infections | 509.6 infections | 755.15 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,004 infections | 832.47 infections | 1,266 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0637 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Madagascar?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Madagascar was 1,266 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,266 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.14 infections in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Madagascar ranks 16th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.