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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 894.86 children | — |
| 1991 | 1,698 children | +89.8% |
| 1992 | 2,874 children | +69.3% |
| 1993 | 4,446 children | +54.7% |
| 1994 | 6,411 children | +44.2% |
| 1995 | 8,747 children | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 11,418 children | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 14,347 children | +25.7% |
| 1998 | 17,496 children | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 20,778 children | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 24,098 children | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 27,358 children | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 30,399 children | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 33,174 children | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 35,719 children | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 38,050 children | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 40,220 children | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 42,211 children | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 43,905 children | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 45,265 children | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 46,315 children | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 47,169 children | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 47,879 children | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 48,315 children | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 48,323 children | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47,965 children | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 47,289 children | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 45,625 children | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 44,231 children | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 43,113 children | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 42,011 children | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 40,779 children | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 39,887 children | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 39,204 children | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 38,336 children | -2.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 38,336 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 11.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 38,336 children is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,589 children, 3.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +89.8% | 894.86 children | 1,698 children |
| 1992 | +69.3% | 1,698 children | 2,874 children |
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 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
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.