Children newly infected with HIV in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Children newly infected with HIV was 167.76 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 167.76 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Viet Nam peaked at 553.53 infections in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.15 infections, in 1990.
That places Viet Nam 47th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.15 infections | — |
| 1991 | 14.47 infections | +102.3% |
| 1992 | 27.45 infections | +89.7% |
| 1993 | 48.62 infections | +77.1% |
| 1994 | 78.57 infections | +61.6% |
| 1995 | 116.29 infections | +48.0% |
| 1996 | 159.27 infections | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 206.48 infections | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 249.78 infections | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 297.94 infections | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 365.02 infections | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 428.5 infections | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 479.86 infections | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 512.29 infections | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 553.53 infections | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 536.01 infections | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 488.36 infections | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 479.57 infections | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 458.17 infections | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 414.42 infections | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 397.08 infections | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 450.53 infections | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 446.22 infections | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 491.72 infections | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 494.48 infections | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 524.13 infections | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 416.22 infections | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 372.46 infections | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 260.04 infections | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 266.63 infections | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 244.89 infections | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 276.56 infections | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 273 infections | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 223.55 infections | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 167.76 infections | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.6 infections | 7.15 infections | 297.94 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 471.57 infections | 365.02 infections | 553.53 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 411.95 infections | 260.04 infections | 524.13 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.16 infections | 167.76 infections | 276.56 infections | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Viet Nam?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Viet Nam was 167.76 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 553.53 infections in 2004.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.15 infections in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Viet Nam ranks 47th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.