Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 200 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Saint Lucia peaked at 200 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 117th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Saint Lucia, 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 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 200 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 200 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 200 compare
- 117 Belgium 200 compare
- 117 Bhutan 200 compare
- 117 Croatia 200 compare
- 117 New Zealand 200 compare
- 117 Serbia 200 compare
- 117 United Arab Emirates 200 compare
More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Saint Lucia?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Saint Lucia was 200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 200 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Saint Lucia ranks 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.