Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Malaysia
Malaysia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 38,336 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 38,336 children, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Malaysia peaked at 48,323 children in 2014 and was at its lowest, 894.86 children, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 40th 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 | 8,911 children | 894.86 children | 20,778 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,040 children | 24,098 children | 45,265 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,622 children | 43,113 children | 48,323 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,043 children | 38,336 children | 42,011 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Malaysia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3171 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0702 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4881 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 134.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4538 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2047 °C (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 3,150 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Malaysia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Malaysia was 38,336 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 48,323 children in 2014.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 894.86 children in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Malaysia ranks 40th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.