Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Estonia
Estonia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 304.81 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Estonia, 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 Estonia stood at 304.81 children.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Estonia peaked at 306.97 children in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 children, in 1990.
That places Estonia 112th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Estonia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 children | — |
| 1991 | 0 children | — |
| 1992 | 0 children | — |
| 1993 | 0 children | — |
| 1994 | 0 children | — |
| 1995 | 0 children | — |
| 1996 | 0 children | — |
| 1997 | 0 children | — |
| 1998 | 0 children | — |
| 1999 | 0 children | — |
| 2000 | 0 children | — |
| 2001 | 0.3149 children | — |
| 2002 | 5.26 children | +1569.5% |
| 2003 | 19.1 children | +263.3% |
| 2004 | 44.61 children | +133.6% |
| 2005 | 79.06 children | +77.2% |
| 2006 | 109.61 children | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 136.97 children | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 161.6 children | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 184.98 children | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 207.62 children | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 220.23 children | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 231.5 children | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 240.37 children | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 256.22 children | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 268.16 children | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 268.36 children | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 264.44 children | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 259.64 children | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 254.72 children | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 250.58 children | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 261.66 children | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 278.99 children | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 306.97 children | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 304.81 children | -0.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 304.81 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 56% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 304.81 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 53% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1569.5% | 0.3149 children | 5.26 children |
| 2003 | +263.3% | 5.26 children | 19.1 children |
| 2004 | +133.6% | 19.1 children | 44.61 children |
| 2005 | +77.2% | 44.61 children | 79.06 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 children | 0 children | 0 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.15 children | 0 children | 184.98 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 247.13 children | 207.62 children | 268.36 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.6 children | 250.58 children | 306.97 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Estonia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Estonia was 304.81 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 306.97 children in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 children in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Estonia ranks 112th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.