Children newly infected with HIV in Paraguay
Paraguay: Children newly infected with HIV was 58.79 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 58.79 infections, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Paraguay peaked at 60.32 infections in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.17 infections, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 58th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.17 infections | — |
| 1991 | 3.25 infections | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 5.06 infections | +55.6% |
| 1993 | 7.77 infections | +53.5% |
| 1994 | 11.67 infections | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 16.97 infections | +45.4% |
| 1996 | 23.58 infections | +39.0% |
| 1997 | 29.04 infections | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 34.23 infections | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 39.09 infections | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 43.25 infections | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 46.97 infections | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 50.35 infections | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 53.3 infections | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 56.71 infections | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 59.46 infections | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 31.17 infections | -47.6% |
| 2007 | 28.09 infections | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 29.37 infections | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 36.15 infections | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 37.76 infections | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 31.31 infections | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 38.64 infections | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 51.85 infections | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 50.44 infections | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 60.32 infections | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 56.33 infections | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 55.95 infections | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.07 infections | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.99 infections | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 48.7 infections | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 45.18 infections | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 47.52 infections | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 46.04 infections | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 58.79 infections | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.28 infections | 2.17 infections | 39.09 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.48 infections | 28.09 infections | 59.46 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.97 infections | 31.31 infections | 60.32 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.24 infections | 45.18 infections | 58.79 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 55 Honduras 69.48 infections compare
- 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.5 infections compare
- 57 Afghanistan 59.44 infections compare
- 59 Fiji 55.37 infections compare
- 60 Mauritania 55.36 infections compare
- 61 Morocco 48.71 infections compare
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Paraguay?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Paraguay was 58.79 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 60.32 infections in 2015.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 infections in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.