Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Canada
Canada: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 4,700 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2022, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Canada stood at 4,700.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Canada peaked at 17,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,400, in 1990.
Canada ranks 77th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,400 | — |
| 1991 | 4,400 | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 5,400 | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 6,500 | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 7,700 | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 8,900 | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 10,000 | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 12,000 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 9,600 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 8,400 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 7,300 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 6,400 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 5,400 | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 4,700 | -13.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4,700 is above the median for high income countries, which is 550, 8.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,130 | 3,400 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,100 | 13,000 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,430 | 7,300 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,500 | 4,700 | 6,400 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % 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 0.0242 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Canada?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Canada was 4,700 in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.