Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)

Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 120,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
120,000
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
16th
of 17 groups
All-time high
120,000
in 2020
All-time low
77,000
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2010–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2010201720242010: 77.0k2011: 81.0k2012: 86.0k2013: 91.0k2014: 95.0k2015: 100.0k2016: 100.0k2017: 110.0k2018: 110.0k2019: 110.0k2020: 120.0k2021: 120.0k2022: 120.0k2023: 120.0k2024: 120.0k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 120,000. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 120,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,000, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year

Annual values for Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 77,000
2011 81,000 +5.2%
2012 86,000 +6.2%
2013 91,000 +5.8%
2014 95,000 +4.4%
2015 100,000 +5.3%
2016 100,000 +0.0%
2017 110,000 +10.0%
2018 110,000 +0.0%
2019 110,000 +0.0%
2020 120,000 +9.1%
2021 120,000 +0.0%
2022 120,000 +0.0%
2023 120,000 +0.0%
2024 120,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 96,000 77,000 110,000 10
2020s 120,000 120,000 120,000 5

Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)

  1. 13 Angola 290,000 compare
  2. 14 Ethiopia 240,000 compare
  3. 14 Ghana 240,000 compare
  4. 16 Pakistan 160,000 compare
  5. 17 Thailand 150,000 compare
  6. 18 Chad 120,000 compare
  7. 19 South Sudan 110,000 compare
  8. 19 Mexico 110,000 compare
  9. 19 Mali 110,000 compare
  10. 19 Myanmar 110,000 compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

More health data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)

All data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →

Frequently asked questions

What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 120,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 2020.
What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
The lowest recorded value was 77,000 in 2010.
How does Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 16th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions). Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/estimated-number-of-children-aged-0-17-years-who-have-lost-one-or-both-parents-due-to-aids/middle-east-and-north-africa-unicef-prog-regions/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/estimated-number-of-children-aged-0-17-years-who-have-lost-one-or-both-parents-due-to-aids/middle-east-and-north-africa-unicef-prog-regions/">Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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