Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cuba
Cuba: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 3,600 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cuba stood at 3,600. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cuba peaked at 3,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Cuba 78th 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 590 | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 660 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 750 | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 880 | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 1,200 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1,800 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 2,000 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 2,300 | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 2,600 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 2,800 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2,900 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3,100 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3,600 | +9.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,600 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,600 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1994 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 250 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 800 | 500 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,520 | 1,500 | 3,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,260 | 3,100 | 3,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cuba?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cuba was 3,600 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,600 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Cuba ranks 78th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.