Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 29,583 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 29,583 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 33,524 children in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.49 children, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 839.18 children | 96.49 children | 2,554 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,252 children | 3,502 children | 20,195 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,036 children | 22,135 children | 33,524 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,677 children | 29,583 children | 33,282 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 62.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 38.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 504.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 413.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guinea-Bissau?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guinea-Bissau was 29,583 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 33,524 children in 2019.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.49 children in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.