Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Belize
Belize: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 1,810 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Belize stood at 1,810 children.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Belize peaked at 1,920 children in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.28 children, in 1990.
Belize ranks 90th of 139 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 due to AIDS deaths in Belize, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.28 children | — |
| 1991 | 26.43 children | +37.1% |
| 1992 | 36.02 children | +36.3% |
| 1993 | 48.64 children | +35.0% |
| 1994 | 65.15 children | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 86.74 children | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 114.94 children | +32.5% |
| 1997 | 151.55 children | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 198.38 children | +30.9% |
| 1999 | 256.98 children | +29.5% |
| 2000 | 328.02 children | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 412.57 children | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 509.69 children | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 612.17 children | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 709.78 children | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 824.91 children | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 927.55 children | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1,028 children | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 1,141 children | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1,240 children | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1,330 children | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1,425 children | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1,512 children | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1,589 children | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1,664 children | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1,753 children | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1,808 children | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,848 children | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,888 children | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,906 children | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,920 children | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,915 children | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,891 children | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,857 children | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,810 children | -2.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1,810 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 56% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1,810 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.41 children | 19.28 children | 256.98 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 773.4 children | 328.02 children | 1,240 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,672 children | 1,330 children | 1,906 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,878 children | 1,810 children | 1,920 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Belize?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Belize was 1,810 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,920 children in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.28 children in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.