Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bhutan
Bhutan: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bhutan stood at 200. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bhutan peaked at 200 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Bhutan, 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 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 200 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 200 compare
- 117 Belgium 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 Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % 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 0.0313 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bhutan?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Bhutan was 200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 200 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Bhutan ranks 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.