Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Madagascar
Madagascar: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 40,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Madagascar is 40,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Madagascar peaked at 40,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 38th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 436 | 100 | 940 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,420 | 1,200 | 7,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,350 | 8,500 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,800 | 30,000 | 40,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Madagascar?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Madagascar was 40,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 40,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Madagascar ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.