Children newly infected with HIV in Zambia
Zambia: Children newly infected with HIV was 3,001 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 3,001 infections, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Zambia peaked at 22,648 infections in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,001 infections, in 2024.
That places Zambia 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,718 infections | — |
| 1991 | 16,854 infections | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 18,539 infections | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 19,847 infections | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 20,965 infections | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 21,809 infections | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 22,279 infections | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 22,521 infections | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 22,648 infections | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 22,584 infections | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 22,424 infections | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 22,101 infections | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 21,917 infections | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 21,621 infections | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 19,956 infections | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 17,394 infections | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 15,926 infections | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 15,228 infections | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 12,680 infections | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 11,728 infections | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 11,604 infections | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11,386 infections | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 11,172 infections | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10,208 infections | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 9,372 infections | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 10,289 infections | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 9,495 infections | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 8,582 infections | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 8,141 infections | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5,472 infections | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 4,701 infections | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 5,041 infections | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 4,839 infections | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 3,875 infections | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 3,001 infections | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,276 infections | 14,718 infections | 22,648 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,098 infections | 11,728 infections | 22,424 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,572 infections | 5,472 infections | 11,604 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,291 infections | 3,001 infections | 5,041 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Zambia?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Zambia was 3,001 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,648 infections in 1998.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,001 infections in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.