Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 837.98 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde stood at 837.98 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cape Verde peaked at 1,657 children in 2005 and was at its lowest, 273.78 children, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 98th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 273.78 children | — |
| 1991 | 349.1 children | +27.5% |
| 1992 | 437.29 children | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 537.89 children | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 648.23 children | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 763.87 children | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 883.36 children | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 1,002 children | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 1,118 children | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 1,228 children | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1,330 children | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 1,421 children | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1,498 children | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1,561 children | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,616 children | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,657 children | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,652 children | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,625 children | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,571 children | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,497 children | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,449 children | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,393 children | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,349 children | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,290 children | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,222 children | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1,167 children | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,127 children | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,102 children | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,074 children | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,029 children | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 981.83 children | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 936.94 children | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 887.14 children | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 857.9 children | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 837.98 children | -2.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 837.98 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 837.98 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.5% | 273.78 children | 349.1 children |
| 1992 | +25.3% | 349.1 children | 437.29 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 724.13 children | 273.78 children | 1,228 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,543 children | 1,330 children | 1,657 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,220 children | 1,029 children | 1,449 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 900.36 children | 837.98 children | 981.83 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cape Verde?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cape Verde was 837.98 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,657 children in 2005.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 273.78 children in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cape Verde ranks 98th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.