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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Chad, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,845 children | — |
| 1991 | 5,386 children | +40.1% |
| 1992 | 7,539 children | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 10,324 children | +36.9% |
| 1994 | 13,608 children | +31.8% |
| 1995 | 17,679 children | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 22,982 children | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 28,996 children | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 35,601 children | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 42,981 children | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 50,750 children | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 58,811 children | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 66,962 children | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 74,953 children | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 82,935 children | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 91,048 children | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 98,221 children | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 103,604 children | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 108,244 children | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 112,790 children | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 116,107 children | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 118,795 children | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 121,535 children | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 123,933 children | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 126,112 children | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 127,814 children | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 129,023 children | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 129,967 children | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 130,532 children | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 129,952 children | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 129,207 children | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 127,461 children | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 124,980 children | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 122,212 children | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 118,237 children | -3.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 118,237 children is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 118,237 children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
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.