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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Peru's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 200 to 200).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 43.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 150% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 60% in 2012. 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 38.18 a year. A straight line explains 64% 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, Peru had the 44th 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 Peru in the 2024 ranking

• Algeria — 44th of 83: 200
• Gambia, The — 45th of 83: 200
• Guatemala — 46th of 83: 200
• Viet Nam — 48th of 83: 200
• Yemen, Rep. — 49th of 83: 200
• Afghanistan — 50th 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

• Bolivia — 100 (2024)
• Chile — 100 (2024)
• Colombia — 500 (2023)
• Costa Rica — 100 (2024)
• Cuba — 100 (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 500 (2024)
• Ecuador — 100 (2024)
• El Salvador — 100 (2024)
• Guatemala — 200 (2024)
• Guyana — 100 (2024)

More health data for Peru

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.56% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 7.93% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 4.01 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.06% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 4.16 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 24.17% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 8.16 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 23.61% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.64% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 1990?

It is unchanged at from 200 in 1990. The highest value was 500 in 1992 and the lowest 200 in 1990.

How does Peru rank?

44th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Peru's children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 200 to 200). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 43.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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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