Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in East Timor
East Timor: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 900 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in East Timor is 900, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in East Timor peaked at 960 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
East Timor ranks 96th 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 East Timor, 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 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 520 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 560 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 600 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 650 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 690 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 730 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 780 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 820 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 840 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 860 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 900 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 940 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 950 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 960 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 960 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 930 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 900 | -3.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 900 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,000, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 900 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,550, 7% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 1996 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 508 | 500 | 560 | 10 |
| 2010s | 781 | 600 | 940 | 10 |
| 2020s | 940 | 900 | 960 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in East Timor?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in East Timor was 900 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 960 in 2021.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- East Timor ranks 96th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.