Children newly infected with HIV in Mali
Mali: Children newly infected with HIV was 1,162 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Mali recorded 1,162 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Mali peaked at 2,569 infections in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,162 infections, in 2024.
Mali ranks 18th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Mali, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,512 infections | — |
| 1991 | 1,817 infections | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 2,016 infections | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 2,209 infections | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 2,373 infections | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 2,431 infections | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2,470 infections | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2,509 infections | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,526 infections | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,569 infections | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,563 infections | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,541 infections | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,539 infections | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,489 infections | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,478 infections | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,482 infections | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,366 infections | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2,157 infections | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 2,265 infections | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,827 infections | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 1,711 infections | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 1,395 infections | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 1,225 infections | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 1,702 infections | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 1,617 infections | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,523 infections | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1,565 infections | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,552 infections | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,517 infections | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,573 infections | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,492 infections | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1,345 infections | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 1,338 infections | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,251 infections | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 1,162 infections | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,243 infections | 1,512 infections | 2,569 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,371 infections | 1,827 infections | 2,563 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,538 infections | 1,225 infections | 1,711 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,318 infections | 1,162 infections | 1,492 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Mali
- 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 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Mali?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Mali was 1,162 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2,569 infections in 1999.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,162 infections in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Mali ranks 18th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.