Children newly infected with HIV in Sudan
Sudan: Children newly infected with HIV was 818.6 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Sudan, 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 Sudan stood at 818.6 infections. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Sudan peaked at 818.6 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 195.87 infections, in 1990.
That places Sudan 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Sudan, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 195.87 infections | — |
| 1991 | 226.37 infections | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 264.39 infections | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 289.44 infections | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 312.36 infections | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 338.58 infections | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 355.32 infections | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 377.07 infections | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 400.52 infections | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 425.94 infections | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 446.88 infections | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 459.09 infections | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 468.88 infections | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 478.64 infections | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 481.52 infections | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 484.41 infections | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 485.57 infections | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 492.04 infections | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 486.78 infections | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 496.22 infections | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 501.1 infections | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 514.97 infections | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 507.74 infections | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 525.13 infections | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 533.69 infections | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 558.6 infections | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 578.25 infections | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 580.66 infections | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 610.57 infections | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 637.42 infections | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 670.84 infections | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 699.79 infections | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 731.36 infections | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 803.62 infections | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 818.6 infections | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318.59 infections | 195.87 infections | 425.94 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 478 infections | 446.88 infections | 496.22 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 554.81 infections | 501.1 infections | 637.42 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 744.84 infections | 670.84 infections | 818.6 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 22 Central African Republic 1,047 infections compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 1,025 infections compare
- 24 Myanmar 952.16 infections compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 800.68 infections compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 664.7 infections compare
- 28 Togo 526.03 infections compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.58 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Sudan?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Sudan was 818.6 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 818.6 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.87 infections in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Sudan ranks 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.