Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cuba
Cuba: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 3,577 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cuba, 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 Cuba stood at 3,577 children. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cuba peaked at 3,577 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.53 children, in 1990.
That places Cuba 79th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Cuba, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.53 children | — |
| 1991 | 46.62 children | +39.0% |
| 1992 | 63.38 children | +36.0% |
| 1993 | 83.81 children | +32.2% |
| 1994 | 108.17 children | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 136.81 children | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 169.78 children | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 207.72 children | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 252.07 children | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 303.9 children | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 365.45 children | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 439.81 children | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 516.24 children | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 586.56 children | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 660.95 children | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 753.88 children | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 877.89 children | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 1,015 children | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 1,180 children | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 1,354 children | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 1,541 children | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 1,780 children | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 2,041 children | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 2,329 children | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 2,602 children | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 2,809 children | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 2,939 children | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 3,050 children | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3,115 children | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,097 children | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,051 children | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3,107 children | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3,218 children | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3,340 children | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 3,577 children | +7.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,577 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,577 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140.58 children | 33.53 children | 303.9 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 774.94 children | 365.45 children | 1,354 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,530 children | 1,541 children | 3,115 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,259 children | 3,051 children | 3,577 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cuba?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Cuba was 3,577 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,577 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.53 children in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cuba ranks 79th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.