Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Haiti
Haiti: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 39,762 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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.