Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belgium
Belgium: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium stood at 200. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium peaked at 810 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2015.
That places Belgium 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 610 | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 690 | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 780 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 810 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 810 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 800 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 770 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 730 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 690 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 650 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 600 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 560 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 520 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 2016 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 200 is below the median for high income countries, which is 550, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 200 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 575, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 679 | 500 | 810 | 10 |
| 2000s | 575 | 500 | 730 | 10 |
| 2010s | 350 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 200 compare
- 117 Bhutan 200 compare
- 117 Croatia 200 compare
- 117 New Zealand 200 compare
- 117 Serbia 200 compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 200 compare
- 117 United Arab Emirates 200 compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belgium was 200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 810 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.