Children (0-14) living with HIV in Eritrea
Eritrea: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children (0-14) living with hiv in Eritrea is 500, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Eritrea peaked at 2,200 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2018.
Eritrea ranks 66th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,548 | 930 | 2,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,970 | 1,500 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 822 | 500 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 63 Tajikistan 620 compare
- 64 Djibouti 550 compare
- 64 Mauritania 550 compare
- 66 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 66 El Salvador 500 compare
- 66 Guyana 500 compare
- 66 Jamaica 500 compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 66 Malaysia 500 compare
- 66 Moldova 500 compare
- 66 Panama 500 compare
- 66 Paraguay 500 compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 43,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 42,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 684,764 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Eritrea?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Eritrea was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Eritrea ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.