Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Canada
Canada: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 4,744 children in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Canada recorded 4,744 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2022.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Canada peaked at 17,145 children in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,381 children, in 1990.
Canada ranks 77th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,136 children | 3,381 children | 12,405 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,156 children | 13,080 children | 17,145 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,550 children | 7,348 children | 16,289 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,516 children | 4,744 children | 6,359 children | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Canada?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Canada was 4,744 children in 2022, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 17,145 children in 2009.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,381 children in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.