Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Syria
Syria: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 500 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Syria stood at 500. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Syria peaked at 500 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Syria ranks 106th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Syria, 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 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 500 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,500, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 500 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,750, 29% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 270 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 103 Georgia 650 compare
- 104 Bulgaria 600 compare
- 105 Switzerland 550 compare
- 106 Albania 500 compare
- 106 Denmark 500 compare
- 106 Estonia 500 compare
- 106 Fiji 500 compare
- 106 Greece 500 compare
- 106 Ireland 500 compare
- 106 Jordan 500 compare
- 106 Mongolia 500 compare
- 106 Singapore 500 compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 500 compare
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Syria?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Syria was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Syria ranks 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.