Children newly infected with HIV in Peru
Peru: Children newly infected with HIV was 124.17 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Peru recorded 124.17 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Peru peaked at 322.21 infections in 2005 and was at its lowest, 118.06 infections, in 2022.
Peru ranks 49th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Peru, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 161.23 infections | — |
| 1991 | 184 infections | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 201.67 infections | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 218.75 infections | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 231.74 infections | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 244.38 infections | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 256.13 infections | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 264.95 infections | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 275.03 infections | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 286.46 infections | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 297.45 infections | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 303.85 infections | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 273.19 infections | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 243.62 infections | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 287.53 infections | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 322.21 infections | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 286.31 infections | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 234.67 infections | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 249.16 infections | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 229.39 infections | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 225.38 infections | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 218.31 infections | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 194.33 infections | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 200.37 infections | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 198.27 infections | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 228.29 infections | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 224.02 infections | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 226.76 infections | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 192.04 infections | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 162.36 infections | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 145.76 infections | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 149.54 infections | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 118.06 infections | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 135.96 infections | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 124.17 infections | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232.43 infections | 161.23 infections | 286.46 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 272.74 infections | 229.39 infections | 322.21 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.01 infections | 162.36 infections | 228.29 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.7 infections | 118.06 infections | 149.54 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0405 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.3576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Peru?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Peru was 124.17 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 322.21 infections in 2005.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.06 infections in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.