Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 7,200 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 7,200 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in El Salvador peaked at 10,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 70th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 540 | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 790 | +46.3% |
| 1996 | 1,100 | +39.2% |
| 1997 | 1,500 | +36.4% |
| 1998 | 2,000 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 2,700 | +35.0% |
| 2000 | 3,400 | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 4,200 | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 5,100 | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 6,000 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 6,900 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 7,700 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 8,400 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 9,500 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 10,000 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9,900 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9,400 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 8,900 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 8,300 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 7,800 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 7,200 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 993 | 100 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,020 | 3,400 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,990 | 9,900 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,320 | 7,200 | 9,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 67 Morocco 8,700 compare
- 68 Mauritania 8,400 compare
- 69 Tajikistan 7,500 compare
- 71 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,100 compare
- 71 Paraguay 7,100 compare
- 73 Italy 6,400 compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0831 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4295 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.525 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in El Salvador?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in El Salvador was 7,200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.