Children newly infected with HIV in Rwanda
Rwanda: Children newly infected with HIV was 335.16 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 335.16 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Rwanda peaked at 7,659 infections in 1998 and was at its lowest, 335.16 infections, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 34th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,567 infections | — |
| 1991 | 5,348 infections | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 6,105 infections | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 6,729 infections | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 6,830 infections | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,132 infections | -24.9% |
| 1996 | 5,681 infections | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 7,020 infections | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 7,659 infections | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 7,484 infections | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 7,293 infections | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 7,140 infections | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6,783 infections | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 6,344 infections | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 5,537 infections | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 5,051 infections | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 4,637 infections | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 3,729 infections | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 2,951 infections | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 2,541 infections | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 2,342 infections | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1,060 infections | -54.7% |
| 2012 | 1,236 infections | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 1,112 infections | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 945.62 infections | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 715.2 infections | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 639.06 infections | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 763.59 infections | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 724.69 infections | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 487.68 infections | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 400.68 infections | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 395.57 infections | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 452.46 infections | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 536.55 infections | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 335.16 infections | -37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,256 infections | 4,567 infections | 7,659 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,201 infections | 2,541 infections | 7,293 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,003 infections | 487.68 infections | 2,342 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 424.08 infections | 335.16 infections | 536.55 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Rwanda?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Rwanda was 335.16 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 7,659 infections in 1998.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 335.16 infections in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Rwanda ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.