Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mali
Mali: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 114,701 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Mali recorded 114,701 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mali peaked at 121,303 children in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,700 children, in 1990.
That places Mali 19th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,039 children | 5,700 children | 42,643 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,766 children | 48,603 children | 94,229 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,027 children | 97,239 children | 119,693 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,048 children | 114,701 children | 121,303 children | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mali?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mali was 114,701 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 121,303 children in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,700 children in 1990.
- How does Mali rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mali ranks 19th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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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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.