Children newly infected with HIV in Uganda
Uganda: Children newly infected with HIV was 4,733 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,733 infections
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
5th
of 86 countries
All-time high
31,875 infections
in 1992
All-time low
4,733 infections
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children newly infected with HIV in Uganda, 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 Uganda stood at 4,733 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Uganda peaked at 31,875 infections in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4,733 infections, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 5th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Uganda, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,361 infections | — |
| 1991 | 31,622 infections | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 31,875 infections | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 31,814 infections | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 31,479 infections | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 31,142 infections | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 30,968 infections | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 30,728 infections | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 30,473 infections | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 30,198 infections | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 29,968 infections | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 29,846 infections | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 29,693 infections | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 29,099 infections | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 28,349 infections | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 27,621 infections | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 27,190 infections | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 24,994 infections | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 22,144 infections | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 21,416 infections | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 19,636 infections | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 15,876 infections | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 10,859 infections | -31.6% |
| 2013 | 12,394 infections | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 12,091 infections | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 11,565 infections | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 10,674 infections | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 9,593 infections | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 7,259 infections | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 6,926 infections | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 6,414 infections | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 6,126 infections | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 6,797 infections | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 5,447 infections | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 4,733 infections | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,166 infections | 30,198 infections | 31,875 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,032 infections | 21,416 infections | 29,968 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,687 infections | 6,926 infections | 19,636 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,903 infections | 4,733 infections | 6,797 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9,053 infections compare
- 3 South Africa 6,612 infections compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 5,140 infections compare
- 6 Angola 4,531 infections compare
- 7 Kenya 4,349 infections compare
- 8 Zambia 3,001 infections compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 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 0.0708 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.31 % 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 0.0721 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Uganda?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Uganda was 4,733 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 31,875 infections in 1992.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,733 infections in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.