Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Honduras
Honduras: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 11,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 11,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Honduras peaked at 27,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 58th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2,700 | +35.0% |
| 1992 | 3,500 | +29.6% |
| 1993 | 4,500 | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 5,600 | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 7,000 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 8,600 | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 10,000 | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 14,000 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 18,000 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 24,000 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 17,000 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 13,000 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 11,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 28% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 11,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,990 | 2,000 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,100 | 16,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,800 | 17,000 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,400 | 11,000 | 16,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 521 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % 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 0.0534 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Honduras?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Honduras was 11,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Honduras ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.