What we count
An estimate of children and adults who acquired HIV during the year.
New HIV infections this year
How many new HIV infections correspond to UNAIDS' latest global annual estimate.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
6,577,808deaths from communicable, maternal, neonatal and nutritional causes this year
3,040,685deaths of children under five this year
161,342maternal deaths this year
What lies behind this number
An estimate of children and adults who acquired HIV during the year.
How the source derives it
The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
What one number cannot show
The date of infection is rarely observed directly, so the result is modelled from surveillance and other data.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics for 2025.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value1,200,000infections
- Period
- 2025
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value1,200,0002025 · infections
Average per day3,285even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2025.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics and refers to 2025. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics
- Data period
- 2025
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation