Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Iraq
Iraq: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 839.17 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 839.17 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Iraq peaked at 853.83 children in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.72 children, in 1990.
That places Iraq 97th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Iraq, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.72 children | — |
| 1991 | 5.06 children | +36.1% |
| 1992 | 6.83 children | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 9.16 children | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 12.2 children | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 16.05 children | +31.6% |
| 1996 | 20.92 children | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 27.12 children | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 34.88 children | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 44.48 children | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 56.33 children | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 60.04 children | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 62.76 children | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 66.15 children | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 70.52 children | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 76.68 children | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 83.85 children | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 94.43 children | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 109.93 children | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 133.84 children | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 170.11 children | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 218.81 children | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 279.07 children | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 349.83 children | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 426.42 children | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 505.01 children | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 581.91 children | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 652.44 children | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 708.17 children | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 756.15 children | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 796.75 children | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 835.92 children | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 853.83 children | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 850.44 children | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 839.17 children | -1.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 839.17 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 839.17 children is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 72% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.04 children | 3.72 children | 44.48 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.45 children | 56.33 children | 133.84 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 464.79 children | 170.11 children | 756.15 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 835.22 children | 796.75 children | 853.83 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Iraq?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Iraq was 839.17 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 853.83 children in 2022.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 children in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Iraq ranks 97th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.