Children newly infected with HIV in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Children newly infected with HIV was 34.74 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Tajikistan, 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 Tajikistan is 34.74 infections, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Tajikistan peaked at 134.16 infections in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1206 infections, in 1990.
Tajikistan ranks 68th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1206 infections | — |
| 1991 | 0.2188 infections | +81.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3843 infections | +75.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6776 infections | +76.3% |
| 1994 | 28.59 infections | +4119.1% |
| 1995 | 21 infections | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 22.91 infections | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 29.73 infections | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 37.34 infections | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 44.33 infections | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 49.84 infections | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 60.47 infections | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 71.64 infections | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 80.61 infections | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 91.79 infections | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 95.57 infections | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 99.81 infections | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 103.52 infections | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 105.85 infections | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 110.31 infections | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 134.16 infections | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 131.75 infections | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 130.17 infections | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 131.1 infections | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 110.8 infections | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 127.05 infections | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 123.19 infections | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 119.12 infections | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 91.92 infections | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 99.37 infections | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 79.87 infections | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 70.18 infections | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 52.12 infections | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 37.47 infections | -28.1% |
| 2024 | 34.74 infections | -7.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 34.74 infections is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 422.29 infections, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 34.74 infections is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.97 infections, 4.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children newly infected with HIV in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +4119.1% | 0.6776 infections | 28.59 infections |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.53 infections | 0.1206 infections | 44.33 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.94 infections | 49.84 infections | 110.31 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.86 infections | 91.92 infections | 134.16 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.88 infections | 34.74 infections | 79.87 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % 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 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Tajikistan?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Tajikistan was 34.74 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 134.16 infections in 2010.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1206 infections in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Tajikistan ranks 68th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.