Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Oman
Oman: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 730 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Oman recorded 730 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Oman peaked at 860 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Oman ranks 99th 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 Oman, 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 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 540 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 560 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 580 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 610 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 620 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 630 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 630 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 620 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 610 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 610 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 640 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 690 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 730 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 780 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 820 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 850 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 860 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 850 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 840 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 800 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 770 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 730 | -5.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 730 is above the median for high income countries, which is 550, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Oman's 730 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 42% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1995 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 568 | 500 | 630 | 10 |
| 2010s | 721 | 610 | 860 | 10 |
| 2020s | 798 | 730 | 850 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 221 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Oman?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Oman was 730 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 860 in 2019.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Oman ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.