Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Bhutan
Bhutan: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 151.11 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 151.11 children, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bhutan peaked at 184.74 children in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.08 children, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 119th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.08 children | — |
| 1991 | 64.39 children | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 73.28 children | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 80.19 children | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 87.41 children | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 94.3 children | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 100.41 children | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 106.56 children | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 112.56 children | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 118.53 children | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 124.54 children | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 130.71 children | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 137 children | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 143.43 children | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 150.02 children | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 156.46 children | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 161.69 children | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 168.28 children | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 172.32 children | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 174.37 children | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 176.8 children | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 179.36 children | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 181.22 children | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 182.64 children | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 183.7 children | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 184.74 children | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 182.56 children | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 180.2 children | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 175.61 children | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 168.18 children | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 162.62 children | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 160.03 children | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 157.95 children | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 155.43 children | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 151.11 children | -2.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 151.11 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.37 children | 56.08 children | 118.53 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 151.88 children | 124.54 children | 174.37 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.5 children | 168.18 children | 184.74 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.43 children | 151.11 children | 162.62 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bhutan?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Bhutan was 151.11 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 184.74 children in 2015.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.08 children in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Bhutan ranks 119th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.