Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 11,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan is 11,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 134.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan peaked at 11,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 570 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 690 | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 830 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 980 | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 1,200 | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 1,600 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 2,100 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 2,400 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2,700 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 3,100 | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 3,400 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 3,800 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 4,200 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 4,700 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 5,200 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 5,800 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 6,300 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 6,800 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 7,500 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 8,200 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 9,000 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 9,800 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 11,000 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 11,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 23% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 11,000 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 6.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1993 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 327 | 100 | 570 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,570 | 690 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,080 | 3,100 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,800 | 8,200 | 11,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Afghanistan was 11,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Afghanistan ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.