Children newly infected with HIV in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Children newly infected with HIV was 2,843 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children newly infected with HIV in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2,843 infections for children newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Zimbabwe peaked at 43,535 infections in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,843 infections, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 9th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children newly infected with HIV in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32,894 infections | — |
| 1991 | 37,444 infections | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 40,495 infections | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 42,229 infections | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 43,508 infections | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 43,375 infections | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 43,535 infections | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 43,209 infections | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 42,640 infections | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 41,610 infections | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 39,743 infections | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 37,880 infections | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 35,323 infections | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 32,276 infections | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 30,076 infections | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 27,480 infections | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 25,603 infections | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 23,894 infections | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 22,078 infections | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 20,909 infections | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 17,982 infections | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 15,820 infections | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 10,245 infections | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 10,362 infections | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8,932 infections | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 8,768 infections | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7,366 infections | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 5,943 infections | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 5,022 infections | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 4,456 infections | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 4,287 infections | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4,505 infections | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 3,988 infections | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 3,242 infections | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 2,843 infections | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,094 infections | 32,894 infections | 43,535 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,526 infections | 20,909 infections | 39,743 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,490 infections | 4,456 infections | 17,982 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,773 infections | 2,843 infections | 4,505 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2531 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0653 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5672 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Zimbabwe?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Zimbabwe was 2,843 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 43,535 infections in 1996.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,843 infections in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.