Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guyana
Guyana: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 1,887 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1,887 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guyana peaked at 1,887 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 106.8 children, in 1990.
That places Guyana 89th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Guyana, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 106.8 children | — |
| 1991 | 132.69 children | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 165.7 children | +24.9% |
| 1993 | 208.2 children | +25.7% |
| 1994 | 262 children | +25.8% |
| 1995 | 329.19 children | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 412.43 children | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 512.34 children | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 627.81 children | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 757.49 children | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 899.66 children | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 1,053 children | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 1,213 children | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 1,379 children | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1,537 children | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 1,664 children | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1,714 children | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,727 children | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,715 children | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,686 children | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,647 children | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,612 children | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,571 children | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,533 children | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,510 children | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,505 children | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,518 children | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,534 children | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,567 children | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,600 children | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,672 children | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,763 children | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1,816 children | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,863 children | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,887 children | +1.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1,887 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,887 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351.47 children | 106.8 children | 757.49 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,459 children | 899.66 children | 1,727 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,560 children | 1,505 children | 1,647 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,800 children | 1,672 children | 1,887 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guyana?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Guyana was 1,887 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,887 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.8 children in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.