Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Denmark
Denmark: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Denmark is 500, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Denmark peaked at 780 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 106th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 560 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 640 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 720 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 680 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 640 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 600 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 570 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 560 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 560 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 580 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 610 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 660 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 710 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 760 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 780 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 770 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 760 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 740 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 710 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 690 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 660 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 630 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 610 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 600 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 580 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 560 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 530 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 500 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 500 is below the median for high income countries, which is 550, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 500 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 575, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 574 | 500 | 720 | 10 |
| 2000s | 639 | 560 | 780 | 10 |
| 2010s | 675 | 580 | 770 | 10 |
| 2020s | 518 | 500 | 560 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 103 Georgia 650 compare
- 104 Bulgaria 600 compare
- 105 Switzerland 550 compare
- 106 Albania 500 compare
- 106 Estonia 500 compare
- 106 Fiji 500 compare
- 106 Greece 500 compare
- 106 Ireland 500 compare
- 106 Jordan 500 compare
- 106 Mongolia 500 compare
- 106 Singapore 500 compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 compare
- 106 Syria 500 compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % 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 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Denmark?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Denmark was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 780 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Denmark ranks 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.