Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 66,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso is 66,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso peaked at 140,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19,000, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,000 | — |
| 1991 | 26,000 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 34,000 | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 43,000 | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 53,000 | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 64,000 | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 75,000 | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 86,000 | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 96,000 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 110,000 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130,000 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 99,000 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 93,000 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 89,000 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 83,000 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 79,000 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 75,000 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 71,000 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 66,000 | -7.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 66,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 66,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,600 | 19,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,000 | 110,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,100 | 89,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,800 | 66,000 | 83,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Burkina Faso was 66,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.