Children newly infected with HIV in Somalia
Somalia: Children newly infected with HIV was 86.78 infections in 2022. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 86.78 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Somalia peaked at 428.44 infections in 1996 and was at its lowest, 86.78 infections, in 2022.
That places Somalia 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Somalia, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 354.63 infections | — |
| 1991 | 382.81 infections | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 374.53 infections | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 380.75 infections | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 408.09 infections | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 417.83 infections | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 428.44 infections | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 421.28 infections | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 416.66 infections | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 416.61 infections | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 403.09 infections | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 393.5 infections | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 381.94 infections | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 368.49 infections | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 354.5 infections | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 337.32 infections | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 320.56 infections | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 300.92 infections | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 288.52 infections | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 273.86 infections | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 257.58 infections | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 237.64 infections | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 213.67 infections | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 209.54 infections | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 197.59 infections | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 177.78 infections | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 170.23 infections | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 162.41 infections | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 146.81 infections | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 137.62 infections | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 130.05 infections | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 128.15 infections | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 86.78 infections | -32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 400.16 infections | 354.63 infections | 428.44 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 342.27 infections | 273.86 infections | 403.09 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.09 infections | 137.62 infections | 257.58 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.99 infections | 86.78 infections | 130.05 infections | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % 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 Somalia?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Somalia was 86.78 infections in 2022, 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 428.44 infections in 1996.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.78 infections in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Somalia ranks 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.