Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Comoros
Comoros: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 82.9 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.9 children
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
126th
of 139 countries
All-time high
93.41 children
in 2019
All-time low
17.11 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Comoros, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 82.9 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Comoros peaked at 93.41 children in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.11 children, in 1990.
That places Comoros 126th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.11 children | — |
| 1991 | 19.85 children | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 22.84 children | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 26.15 children | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 29.71 children | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 33.54 children | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 37.64 children | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 42 children | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 46.54 children | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 51.1 children | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 55.75 children | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 60.43 children | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 65.01 children | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 69.53 children | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 73.65 children | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 77.48 children | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 80.82 children | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 83.63 children | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 86.2 children | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 88.55 children | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 90.62 children | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 89.52 children | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.85 children | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.45 children | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.52 children | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.57 children | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.62 children | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.62 children | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.5 children | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 93.41 children | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.18 children | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 90.77 children | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 89.06 children | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 87.16 children | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 82.9 children | -4.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 82.9 children is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 82.9 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.65 children | 17.11 children | 51.1 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1 children | 55.75 children | 88.55 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.17 children | 88.45 children | 93.41 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.41 children | 82.9 children | 92.18 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 123 Croatia 126.59 children compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 126.17 children compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 121.68 children compare
- 127 Slovakia 74.91 children compare
- 128 North Macedonia 74.04 children compare
- 129 Bahrain 73.47 children compare
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Comoros?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Comoros was 82.9 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 93.41 children in 2019.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.11 children in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Comoros ranks 126th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.