Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 99,000 in 2024. β² Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Central African Republic, 1990β2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 99,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Central African Republic peaked at 140,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7,900, in 1990.
Central African Republic ranks 23rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,190 | 7,900 | 75,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,000 | 85,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,000 | 120,000 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,800 | 99,000 | 120,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Central African Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,728 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4807 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 45,656 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Central African Republic?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Central African Republic was 99,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,900 in 1990.
- How does Central African Republic rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Central African Republic ranks 23rd out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.