Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Lithuania
Lithuania: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 696.73 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Lithuania, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned due to aids deaths in Lithuania is 696.73 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Lithuania peaked at 696.73 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.83 children, in 1990.
Lithuania ranks 100th 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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.83 children | — |
| 1991 | 67.02 children | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 81.46 children | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 97.87 children | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 116.03 children | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 135.83 children | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 157.41 children | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 180.49 children | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 204.66 children | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 229.34 children | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 253.09 children | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 275.51 children | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 296.69 children | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 315.87 children | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 329.68 children | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 345.23 children | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 362.17 children | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 378.14 children | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 392.77 children | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 405.3 children | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 423.17 children | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 447.27 children | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 468.79 children | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 488.9 children | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 498.61 children | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 535.46 children | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 546.19 children | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 565.46 children | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 580.08 children | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 571.47 children | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 572.48 children | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 605.48 children | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 648.58 children | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 680.01 children | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 696.73 children | +2.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 696.73 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 696.73 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132.5 children | 54.83 children | 229.34 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 335.44 children | 253.09 children | 405.3 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 512.54 children | 423.17 children | 580.08 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 640.66 children | 572.48 children | 696.73 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Lithuania?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Lithuania was 696.73 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 696.73 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.83 children in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Lithuania ranks 100th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.