Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Haiti
Haiti: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 40,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Haiti, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Haiti stood at 40,000.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Haiti peaked at 92,000 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,900, in 1990.
That places Haiti 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,900 | — |
| 1991 | 13,000 | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 17,000 | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 22,000 | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 28,000 | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 35,000 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 42,000 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 49,000 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 56,000 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 62,000 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 69,000 | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 75,000 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 80,000 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 84,000 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 88,000 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 90,000 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 92,000 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 92,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91,000 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90,000 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 87,000 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 86,000 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 85,000 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 84,000 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 82,000 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 80,000 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 78,000 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 77,000 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 73,000 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 69,000 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 64,000 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 58,000 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 51,000 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 45,000 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 40,000 | -11.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 40,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 40,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 5.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,290 | 8,900 | 62,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,100 | 69,000 | 92,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,100 | 69,000 | 87,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,600 | 40,000 | 64,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 35 Botswana 52,000 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 44,000 compare
- 37 Venezuela 43,000 compare
- 38 Madagascar 40,000 compare
- 40 Malaysia 38,000 compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 37,000 compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % 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 0.0519 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Haiti?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Haiti was 40,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 92,000 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,900 in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Haiti ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.