Somalia, Fed. Rep.: Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 50% on 2021 (from 200 to 100).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −2% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly fall was 60% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 21.82 a year. A straight line explains 41% 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

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What this measures

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

All 33 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 Somalia, Fed. Rep.

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 17.97% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 18.49% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 4.51 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 45.96% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 4.64 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 47.14% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 9.15 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 46.55% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV?

100 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 80% from 500 in 1990 (4.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 500 in 1990 and the lowest 100 in 2022.

Is the latest change in children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV unusual for Somalia, Fed. Rep.?

In 2022, Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 50% on 2021 (from 200 to 100). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −2% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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.

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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