Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Iraq
Iraq: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 840 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Iraq is 840, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Iraq peaked at 850 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 97th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 580 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 650 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 710 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 760 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 800 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 840 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 850 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 850 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 840 | -1.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 840 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 840 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 48% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 541 | 200 | 760 | 10 |
| 2020s | 836 | 800 | 850 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 95 Germany 1,000 compare
- 96 East Timor 900 compare
- 97 Cape Verde 840 compare
- 99 Oman 730 compare
- 100 Lithuania 700 compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Iraq?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Iraq was 840 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 850 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Iraq ranks 97th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.