Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Namibia
Namibia: Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 500 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 500 for children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Namibia peaked at 4,200 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 29th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,445 | 750 | 4,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,390 | 2,300 | 4,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,212 | 510 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 538 | 500 | 660 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 26 Burkina Faso 800 compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 660 compare
- 28 Togo 530 compare
- 29 Benin 500 compare
- 29 Burundi 500 compare
- 29 Colombia 500 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 500 compare
- 29 Egypt 500 compare
- 29 Eswatini 500 compare
- 29 Gabon 500 compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 500 compare
- 29 Lesotho 500 compare
- 29 Mexico 500 compare
- 29 Niger 500 compare
- 29 Philippines 500 compare
- 29 Rwanda 500 compare
- 29 Senegal 500 compare
- 29 Venezuela 500 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Namibia?
- Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Namibia was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,200 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
- Namibia ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.