Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bahamas
Bahamas: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 1,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bahamas is 1,100, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bahamas peaked at 1,900 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 93rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 660 | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 800 | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 950 | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 1,100 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,800 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,700 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,500 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1,100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 550, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1,100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 584 | 100 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,670 | 1,200 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,700 | 1,400 | 1,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,220 | 1,100 | 1,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bahamas?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bahamas was 1,100 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.