Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Haiti
Haiti: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 39,762 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39,762 children
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
38th
of 139 countries
All-time high
91,915 children
in 2007
All-time low
8,894 children
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Haiti, 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 Haiti stood at 39,762 children.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Haiti peaked at 91,915 children in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8,894 children, in 1990.
That places Haiti 38th 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,894 children | — |
| 1991 | 12,546 children | +41.1% |
| 1992 | 17,007 children | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 22,208 children | +30.6% |
| 1994 | 28,053 children | +26.3% |
| 1995 | 34,522 children | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 41,558 children | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 48,896 children | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 55,789 children | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 62,452 children | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 68,780 children | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 74,610 children | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 79,779 children | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 84,132 children | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 87,521 children | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 90,096 children | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 91,636 children | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 91,915 children | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91,485 children | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 90,445 children | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 86,897 children | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 86,004 children | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 84,968 children | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 83,572 children | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 81,764 children | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 80,015 children | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 78,171 children | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 77,043 children | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 72,728 children | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 69,363 children | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 64,116 children | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 57,598 children | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 51,273 children | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 45,212 children | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 39,762 children | -12.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 39,762 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 39,762 children is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 5.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,192 children | 8,894 children | 62,452 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,040 children | 68,780 children | 91,915 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,052 children | 69,363 children | 86,897 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,592 children | 39,762 children | 64,116 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 35 Botswana 52,189 children compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 43,820 children compare
- 37 Venezuela 42,878 children compare
- 39 Madagascar 39,537 children compare
- 40 Malaysia 38,336 children compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 36,730 children compare
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Haiti?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Haiti was 39,762 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 91,915 children in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,894 children in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Haiti ranks 38th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.