Children newly infected with HIV in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children newly infected with HIV was 664.7 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 664.7 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,038 infections in 2005 and was at its lowest, 654.17 infections, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 27th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 654.17 infections | — |
| 1991 | 827.82 infections | +26.5% |
| 1992 | 934.75 infections | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 1,081 infections | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 1,220 infections | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 1,326 infections | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 1,436 infections | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 1,544 infections | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 1,633 infections | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1,701 infections | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1,743 infections | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,832 infections | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1,971 infections | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 2,016 infections | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,034 infections | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,038 infections | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,016 infections | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,990 infections | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,609 infections | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 1,675 infections | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,541 infections | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1,398 infections | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 1,219 infections | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 1,284 infections | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,396 infections | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1,267 infections | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1,275 infections | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,198 infections | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,091 infections | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 1,142 infections | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,172 infections | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 906.32 infections | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 995.02 infections | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 736.53 infections | -26.0% |
| 2024 | 664.7 infections | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,236 infections | 654.17 infections | 1,701 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,892 infections | 1,609 infections | 2,038 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,281 infections | 1,091 infections | 1,541 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 895.01 infections | 664.7 infections | 1,172 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Sierra Leone?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Sierra Leone was 664.7 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,038 infections in 2005.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 654.17 infections in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.