Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Malaysia
Malaysia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 38,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malaysia is 38,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malaysia peaked at 48,000 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 900, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 40th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 900 | — |
| 1991 | 1,700 | +88.9% |
| 1992 | 2,900 | +70.6% |
| 1993 | 4,400 | +51.7% |
| 1994 | 6,400 | +45.5% |
| 1995 | 8,700 | +35.9% |
| 1996 | 11,000 | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 14,000 | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 17,000 | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 21,000 | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 24,000 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 27,000 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 30,000 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 33,000 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 36,000 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 38,000 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 42,000 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 44,000 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 45,000 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 46,000 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 47,000 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 48,000 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 48,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47,000 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 46,000 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 42,000 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 41,000 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 38,000 | -2.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 38,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 11.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 38,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,550, 3.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +88.9% | 900 | 1,700 |
| 1992 | +70.6% | 1,700 | 2,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,800 | 900 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,900 | 24,000 | 45,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,500 | 43,000 | 48,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,000 | 38,000 | 42,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malaysia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Malaysia was 38,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 48,000 in 2012.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Malaysia ranks 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.