Children newly infected with HIV in Malawi
Malawi: Children newly infected with HIV was 2,164 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,164 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Malawi peaked at 31,048 infections in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,164 infections, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 12th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,908 infections | — |
| 1991 | 22,464 infections | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 25,574 infections | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 28,350 infections | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 29,624 infections | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 29,693 infections | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 30,377 infections | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 30,804 infections | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 31,048 infections | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 30,162 infections | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 29,615 infections | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 28,823 infections | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 27,900 infections | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 26,980 infections | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 25,868 infections | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 24,584 infections | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 23,059 infections | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 21,770 infections | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 18,501 infections | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 17,187 infections | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 16,792 infections | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 13,835 infections | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 12,474 infections | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 11,086 infections | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 9,950 infections | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 7,996 infections | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 6,627 infections | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 5,210 infections | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 3,676 infections | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 3,947 infections | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 3,111 infections | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 3,108 infections | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,304 infections | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 2,562 infections | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 2,164 infections | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,700 infections | 18,908 infections | 31,048 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,429 infections | 17,187 infections | 29,615 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,159 infections | 3,676 infections | 16,792 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,850 infections | 2,164 infections | 3,304 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.05 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Malawi?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Malawi was 2,164 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 31,048 infections in 1998.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,164 infections in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.