Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS by country

Countries reporting
104
Highest
1.32 million
Nigeria
Lowest
530
Denmark
Median
25,000
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
1,769

What the numbers show

Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 1.32 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 530 in Denmark.

The median across all reporting countries is 25,000, and the mean is 109,970.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,491.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 370.6%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 68.7%).

Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 1.32 million 2024 down 14.8% flat
2 Mozambique 1.20 million 2024 up 5.3% rising
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 930,000 2024 down 13.1% falling
4 Uganda 890,000 2024 down 20.5% falling
5 South Africa 630,000 2024 down 56.6% falling
6 Kenya 570,000 2024 down 44.7% falling
7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 510,000 2024 down 27.1% falling
7 Zimbabwe 510,000 2024 down 51.0% falling
9 Cameroon 410,000 2024 down 16.3% rising
10 Malawi 360,000 2024 down 52.0% falling
11 Zambia 350,000 2024 down 44.4% falling
12 Côte d'Ivoire 310,000 2024 down 40.4% falling
13 Angola 290,000 2024 up 61.1% rising
14 Ethiopia 240,000 2024 down 46.7% falling
14 Ghana 240,000 2024 unchanged flat
16 Pakistan 160,000 2024 up 370.6% volatile
17 Thailand 150,000 2024 down 54.5% falling
18 Chad 120,000 2024 down 7.7% flat
19 Mexico 110,000 2024 up 13.4% rising
19 Mali 110,000 2024 unchanged rising
19 Myanmar 110,000 2024 down 8.3% rising
19 South Sudan 110,000 2024 down 21.4% falling
23 Central African Republic 99,000 2024 down 29.3% falling
24 Congo 88,000 2024 up 17.3% rising
24 Rwanda 88,000 2024 down 53.7% falling
26 Guinea 86,000 2024 up 22.9% rising
27 Lesotho 81,000 2024 down 32.5% falling
28 Viet Nam 80,000 2024 up 27.0% rising
29 Colombia 73,000 2023 down 12.0% flat
30 Burkina Faso 66,000 2024 down 40.0% falling
31 Eswatini 61,000 2024 down 37.1% falling
32 Togo 56,000 2024 down 34.1% falling
33 Namibia 55,000 2024 down 17.9% falling
34 Burundi 53,000 2024 down 55.8% falling
35 Botswana 52,000 2024 down 52.7% falling
36 Sierra Leone 44,000 2024 unchanged rising
37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43,000 2024 up 13.2% rising
38 Haiti 40,000 2024 down 51.2% falling
38 Madagascar 40,000 2024 up 150.0% rising
40 Malaysia 38,000 2024 down 20.8% falling
41 Papua New Guinea 37,000 2024 up 48.0% rising
42 Niger 36,000 2024 down 29.4% falling
43 Gabon 33,000 2024 up 17.9% rising
44 Sudan 32,000 2024 up 45.5% rising
44 Senegal 32,000 2024 down 17.9% falling
46 Guinea-Bissau 30,000 2024 up 3.4% rising
47 Nepal 29,000 2024 down 17.1% flat
48 Dominican Republic 28,000 2024 down 26.3% falling
48 Liberia 28,000 2024 down 31.7% falling
50 Benin 27,000 2024 down 28.9% falling
50 Gambia 27,000 2024 up 35.0% rising
52 Cambodia 26,000 2024 down 33.3% falling
53 Egypt 24,000 2024 up 60.0% rising
54 Peru 22,000 2024 down 53.2% falling
55 Philippines 18,000 2024 up 291.3% volatile
56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16,000 2024 down 5.9% rising
57 Ecuador 13,000 2024 down 31.6% falling
58 Afghanistan 11,000 2024 up 134.0% rising
58 Eritrea 11,000 2024 down 52.2% falling
58 Honduras 11,000 2024 down 54.2% falling
58 Panama 11,000 2024 up 11.1% rising
58 Somalia 11,000 2022 down 21.4% falling
58 Yemen 11,000 2024 up 124.5% rising
64 Guatemala 9,800 2024 down 34.7% falling
65 Spain 9,200 2024 down 67.1% falling
66 Djibouti 8,900 2024 down 40.7% falling
67 Mauritania 8,400 2024 down 30.0% falling
68 Tajikistan 7,500 2024 up 44.2% rising
69 El Salvador 7,200 2024 down 28.0% falling
70 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,100 2024 up 77.5% rising
70 Paraguay 7,100 2024 up 65.1% rising
72 Italy 6,400 2024 down 5.9% falling
73 Republic of Moldova 5,800 2024 up 13.7% rising
74 Portugal 5,200 2024 down 52.7% falling
75 Kyrgyzstan 5,000 2024 up 233.3% volatile
76 Canada 4,700 2022 down 68.7% falling
77 Cuba 3,600 2024 up 38.5% rising
77 Algeria 3,600 2024 up 38.5% rising
79 Azerbaijan 3,400 2024 up 13.3% rising
80 Suriname 3,100 2024 up 24.0% rising
81 Tunisia 3,000 2024 up 114.3% rising
82 Costa Rica 2,900 2024 up 20.8% rising
83 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,700 2023 down 57.8% falling
84 Saudi Arabia 2,300 2024 down 66.2% falling
85 Romania 2,200 2024 up 29.4% rising
86 Latvia 2,100 2024 up 61.5% rising
87 Guyana 1,900 2024 up 26.7% rising
87 Sri Lanka 1,900 2024 down 5.0% rising
89 Belize 1,800 2024 up 5.9% rising
90 Netherlands 1,600 2023 up 14.3% rising
91 Libya 1,200 2024 up 140.0% rising
92 Armenia 1,100 2024 up 115.7% rising
92 Bahamas 1,100 2024 down 38.9% falling
94 Germany 1,000 2024 down 37.5% falling
95 Timor-Leste 900 2024 up 15.4% rising
96 Cape Verde 840 2024 down 30.0% falling
96 Iraq 840 2024 up 64.7% rising
98 Oman 730 2024 up 5.8% rising
99 Lithuania 700 2024 up 29.6% rising
100 Barbados 680 2024 up 25.9% rising
101 Australia 670 2022 down 55.3% falling
102 Bulgaria 600 2024 up 9.1% rising
103 Switzerland 550 2024 down 50.0% falling
104 Denmark 530 2021 down 30.3% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
121 places, 1,769 data points, 2010–2024
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