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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Namibia's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 24.2% on 2023 (from 660 to 500).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 14.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 46.7% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.2% in 2017. 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 39.21 a year. A straight line explains 47% 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, Namibia had the 29th 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 Namibia in the 2024 ranking

• Guinea-Bissau — 35th of 83: 500
• Lesotho — 36th of 83: 500
• Mexico — 37th of 83: 500
• Niger — 39th of 83: 500
• Philippines — 40th of 83: 500
• Rwanda — 41st of 83: 500

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 Namibia

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.58% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.23% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 568,676 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 35.94% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 564,861 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 37.4% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 1.13 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 36.65% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.45% (2025)

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 33.33% from 750 in 1990 (1.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,200 in 2000 and the lowest 500 in 2020.

How does Namibia rank?

29th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Namibia's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 24.2% on 2023 (from 660 to 500). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.5% and a typical year strayed about 14.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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