Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 121.68 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned due to aids deaths in Antigua and Barbuda is 121.68 children, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 146.13 children in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.61 children, in 1990.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 125th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.61 children | — |
| 1991 | 22.41 children | +20.4% |
| 1992 | 26.52 children | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 30.89 children | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 35.31 children | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 39.89 children | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 43.5 children | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 46.54 children | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 50.88 children | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 56.09 children | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 61.46 children | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 65.29 children | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 70.86 children | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 78.64 children | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 88.02 children | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 97.19 children | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 104.26 children | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 111.28 children | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 119.36 children | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 125.69 children | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 134.91 children | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 146.13 children | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 143.91 children | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 142.92 children | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 142.87 children | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 140.82 children | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 141.87 children | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 137.56 children | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 133.85 children | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 132.85 children | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 134.01 children | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 136.19 children | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 136.02 children | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 130.11 children | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 121.68 children | -6.5% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 121.68 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 22% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 121.68 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.06 children | 18.61 children | 56.09 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.2 children | 61.46 children | 125.69 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.77 children | 132.85 children | 146.13 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.6 children | 121.68 children | 136.19 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More reference data data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0141 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Antigua and Barbuda was 121.68 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 146.13 children in 2011.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.61 children in 1990.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 125th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.