Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Suriname
Suriname: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 3,100 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 3,100 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Suriname peaked at 3,100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 81st 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 590 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 710 | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 830 | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 960 | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 1,100 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 2,000 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,700 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,700 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,800 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,900 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2,900 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,000 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369 | 100 | 590 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,330 | 710 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,540 | 2,100 | 2,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,000 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 78 Algeria 3,600 compare
- 78 Cuba 3,600 compare
- 80 Azerbaijan 3,400 compare
- 82 Tunisia 3,000 compare
- 83 Costa Rica 2,900 compare
- 84 United Kingdom 2,700 compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % 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 0.0425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Suriname?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Suriname was 3,100 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.