Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Chad
Chad: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 118,237 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Chad, 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 Chad stood at 118,237 children.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Chad peaked at 130,532 children in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,845 children, in 1990.
That places Chad 18th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,894 children | 3,845 children | 42,981 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,832 children | 50,750 children | 112,790 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,377 children | 116,107 children | 130,532 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,419 children | 118,237 children | 129,207 children | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 2.39 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Chad?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Chad was 118,237 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 130,532 children in 2018.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,845 children in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Chad ranks 18th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.