Congo, Dem. Rep.'s children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 9,100 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.25% from 8,900 in 2014 (0.22% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9,100 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 8,500 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 8,900 | 2014 |
| Highest | 20,000 | 1995 |
| Lowest | 8,400 | 2016 |
| Average since 2015 | 8,860 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 15,000 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV rose 1.1% on 2023 (from 9,000 to 9,100).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.1% and a typical year strayed about 5.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.1% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.7% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 64.24 a year. A straight line explains 40% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 2nd highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 9,100 | 2024 |
| World | 120,000 | 2024 |
Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- Mozambique — 1st of 83: 16,000
- South Africa — 3rd of 83: 6,600
- Tanzania — 4th of 83: 5,100
- Uganda — 5th of 83: 4,700
What this measures
Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.
All 35 values
| Year | Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,100 |
| 2023 | 9,000 |
| 2022 | 9,200 |
| 2021 | 9,000 |
| 2020 | 8,800 |
| 2019 | 8,500 |
| 2018 | 9,300 |
| 2017 | 8,700 |
| 2016 | 8,400 |
| 2015 | 8,600 |
| 2014 |
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies
- Angola — 4,500 (2024)
- Benin — 500 (2024)
- Botswana — 100 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 800 (2024)
- Burundi — 500 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 100 (2024)
- Cameroon — 2,700 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 1,000 (2024)
- Chad — 1,300 (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — 1,900 (2024)
More health data for Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 17.76% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 18.23% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 25.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 45.48% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 25.99 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 46.42% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 51.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 45.95% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 15.08% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV?
- 9,100 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 39.33% from 15,000 in 1990 (1.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20,000 in 1995 and the lowest 8,400 in 2016.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 2nd highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV rose 1.1% on 2023 (from 9,000 to 9,100). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.1% and a typical year strayed about 5.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.14, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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