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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kenya's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV rose 19.4% on 2023 (from 3,600 to 4,300).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −7.6% and a typical year strayed about 12.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 37.3% in 2015. 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 downward, about 305.45 a year. A straight line explains 71% 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, Kenya had the 7th 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 Kenya in the 2024 ranking

• Tanzania — 4th of 83: 5,100
• Uganda — 5th of 83: 4,700
• Angola — 6th of 83: 4,500
• Zambia — 8th of 83: 3,000
• Zimbabwe — 9th of 83: 2,800
• Cameroon — 10th of 83: 2,700

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 Kenya

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.35% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.68% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 10.36 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 35.79% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 10.5 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 36.73% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 20.86 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 36.26% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.74% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

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

4,300 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 86.56% from 32,000 in 1990 (5.73% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 55,000 in 1995 and the lowest 3,600 in 2023.

How does Kenya rank?

7th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Kenya's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV rose 19.4% on 2023 (from 3,600 to 4,300). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −7.6% and a typical year strayed about 12.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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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