Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Somalia
Somalia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 11,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 11,000 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Somalia peaked at 15,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,900, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 58th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,900 | — |
| 1991 | 2,300 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 2,600 | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 3,200 | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 3,800 | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 4,600 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 5,500 | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 6,400 | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 7,300 | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 8,300 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 9,300 | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 10,000 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 11,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 23% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 11,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,590 | 1,900 | 8,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,830 | 9,300 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,500 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Somalia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Somalia was 11,000 in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Somalia ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.