Eritrea: Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Eritrea's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 100 to 100).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −3.7% and a typical year strayed about 14% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 fall was 60% in 2005. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Eritrea had the 50th 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.

Closest to Eritrea in the 2024 ranking

• Djibouti — 59th of 83: 100
• Ecuador — 60th of 83: 100
• El Salvador — 61st of 83: 100
• Fiji — 63rd of 83: 100
• Guyana — 64th of 83: 100
• Honduras — 65th of 83: 100

What this measures

Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

All 35 values

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, Dem. Rep. — 9,100 (2024)

More health data for Eritrea

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.88% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.52% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 671,129 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.76% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 684,764 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 38.44% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 1.36 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.59% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.9% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Eritrea's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV?

100 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 80% from 500 in 1990 (4.62% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 500 in 1990 and the lowest 100 in 2008.

How does Eritrea rank?

50th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV unusual for Eritrea?

In 2024, Eritrea's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 100 to 100). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −3.7% and a typical year strayed about 14% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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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