Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belize
Belize: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 1,800 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,800 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belize peaked at 1,900 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Belize 90th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 610 | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 710 | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 830 | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 930 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,800 | -5.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,800 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,800 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1996 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 789 | 500 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,670 | 1,300 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,880 | 1,800 | 1,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % 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 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belize?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belize was 1,800 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2018.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.