Children newly infected with HIV in Suriname
Suriname: Children newly infected with HIV was 17.13 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 17.13 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Suriname peaked at 44.42 infections in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.51 infections, in 2015.
That places Suriname 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Suriname, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.42 infections | — |
| 1991 | 22.39 infections | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 23.61 infections | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 24.85 infections | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 26.19 infections | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 28.23 infections | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 30.67 infections | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 33.37 infections | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 36.06 infections | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 38.85 infections | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 41.64 infections | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 43.97 infections | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 44.42 infections | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 43.44 infections | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 39.68 infections | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 32.37 infections | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 27.92 infections | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 22.67 infections | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 24.27 infections | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 25.65 infections | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 27.47 infections | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 20.79 infections | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 20.3 infections | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.53 infections | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 17.15 infections | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 13.51 infections | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 15.77 infections | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 18 infections | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 18.48 infections | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.21 infections | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 16.52 infections | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 17.71 infections | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 16.8 infections | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 16.93 infections | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.13 infections | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.56 infections | 21.42 infections | 38.85 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6 infections | 22.67 infections | 44.42 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.02 infections | 13.51 infections | 27.47 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.02 infections | 16.52 infections | 17.71 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Suriname?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Suriname was 17.13 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 44.42 infections in 2002.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.51 infections in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Suriname ranks 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.