Children newly infected with HIV in South Sudan
South Sudan: Children newly infected with HIV was 1,130 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan is 1,130 infections, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in South Sudan peaked at 3,903 infections in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,090 infections, in 2023.
That places South Sudan 19th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,272 infections | — |
| 1991 | 1,601 infections | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 1,919 infections | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 2,253 infections | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 2,645 infections | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 2,907 infections | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 3,130 infections | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 3,336 infections | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 3,501 infections | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 3,564 infections | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3,697 infections | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3,728 infections | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,780 infections | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,822 infections | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,903 infections | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,815 infections | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3,811 infections | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,811 infections | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,780 infections | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3,753 infections | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,448 infections | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 3,449 infections | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,431 infections | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,215 infections | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3,233 infections | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,400 infections | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 2,604 infections | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1,569 infections | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 1,092 infections | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 1,420 infections | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 1,332 infections | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,361 infections | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,287 infections | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1,090 infections | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 1,130 infections | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,613 infections | 1,272 infections | 3,564 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,790 infections | 3,697 infections | 3,903 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,586 infections | 1,092 infections | 3,449 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,240 infections | 1,090 infections | 1,361 infections | 5 |
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More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 9.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in South Sudan?
- Children newly infected with hiv in South Sudan was 1,130 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,903 infections in 2004.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,090 infections in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- South Sudan ranks 19th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.