Children newly infected with HIV in Tunisia
Tunisia: Children newly infected with HIV was 27.61 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children newly infected with HIV in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 27.61 infections.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Tunisia peaked at 33.72 infections in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.16 infections, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 72nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.16 infections | — |
| 1991 | 5.32 infections | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 6.75 infections | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 8.24 infections | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 9.7 infections | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 11.01 infections | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 12.12 infections | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 13.08 infections | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 13.9 infections | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 14.58 infections | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 15.58 infections | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 16.36 infections | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 16.96 infections | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 18.15 infections | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 19.68 infections | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 21.17 infections | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 22.26 infections | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.22 infections | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 24.1 infections | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 25.39 infections | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 26.32 infections | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 28.46 infections | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 30.44 infections | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 31.47 infections | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 29.1 infections | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 32.31 infections | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 33.72 infections | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 33.65 infections | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.36 infections | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 32.23 infections | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 28.57 infections | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 24.56 infections | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 23.54 infections | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 29.36 infections | +24.8% |
| 2024 | 27.61 infections | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.88 infections | 4.16 infections | 14.58 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.29 infections | 15.58 infections | 25.39 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.11 infections | 26.32 infections | 33.72 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.73 infections | 23.54 infections | 29.36 infections | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Tunisia?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Tunisia was 27.61 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.72 infections in 2016.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 infections in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Tunisia ranks 72nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.