Children newly infected with HIV in Myanmar
Myanmar: Children newly infected with HIV was 952.16 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
952.16 infections
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
24th
of 86 countries
All-time high
1,669 infections
in 2005
All-time low
87.07 infections
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children newly infected with HIV in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar is 952.16 infections, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar peaked at 1,669 infections in 2005 and was at its lowest, 87.07 infections, in 1990.
Myanmar ranks 24th of 86 countries on this measure, 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.07 infections | — |
| 1991 | 154.74 infections | +77.7% |
| 1992 | 257.5 infections | +66.4% |
| 1993 | 354.15 infections | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 450.45 infections | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 553.3 infections | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 669.31 infections | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 799.17 infections | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 944.32 infections | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 1,112 infections | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 1,283 infections | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 1,440 infections | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 1,578 infections | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 1,630 infections | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,652 infections | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,669 infections | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,631 infections | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,612 infections | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,543 infections | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1,379 infections | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 1,253 infections | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1,154 infections | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1,103 infections | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,076 infections | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 932.52 infections | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 892.33 infections | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 858.4 infections | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 827.52 infections | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 773.05 infections | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 762.71 infections | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 784.05 infections | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,400 infections | +78.6% |
| 2022 | 1,138 infections | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 968.67 infections | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 952.16 infections | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 538.19 infections | 87.07 infections | 1,112 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,542 infections | 1,283 infections | 1,669 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 963.3 infections | 762.71 infections | 1,253 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,049 infections | 784.05 infections | 1,400 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 21 Haiti 1,061 infections compare
- 22 Central African Republic 1,047 infections compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 1,025 infections compare
- 25 Sudan 818.6 infections compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 800.68 infections compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 664.7 infections compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 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 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1154 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Myanmar was 952.16 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,669 infections in 2005.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.07 infections in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Myanmar ranks 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.