Children newly infected with HIV in Mexico
Mexico: Children newly infected with HIV was 330.16 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 330.16 infections.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Mexico peaked at 422.99 infections in 2020 and was at its lowest, 146.32 infections, in 1990.
That places Mexico 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Mexico, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.32 infections | — |
| 1991 | 171.93 infections | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 197.7 infections | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 223.7 infections | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 248.25 infections | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 270.26 infections | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 293.21 infections | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 313.62 infections | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 322.31 infections | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 331.88 infections | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 336.49 infections | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 342.59 infections | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 347.71 infections | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 361.27 infections | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 377.99 infections | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 390.71 infections | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 402.66 infections | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 396.76 infections | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 391.55 infections | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 386.28 infections | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 389.51 infections | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 402.08 infections | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 370.15 infections | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 396.41 infections | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 363.4 infections | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 393.89 infections | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 422.45 infections | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 400.94 infections | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 385.85 infections | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 397.86 infections | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 422.99 infections | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 361.99 infections | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 337.28 infections | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 331.85 infections | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 330.16 infections | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251.92 infections | 146.32 infections | 331.88 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 373.4 infections | 336.49 infections | 402.66 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 392.25 infections | 363.4 infections | 422.45 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 356.86 infections | 330.16 infections | 422.99 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6119 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Mexico?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Mexico was 330.16 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 422.99 infections in 2020.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 146.32 infections in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.