Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Malta
Malta: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 31.06 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2024, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Malta stood at 31.06 children.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Malta peaked at 36.88 children in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.41 children, in 1990.
Malta ranks 135th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Malta, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.41 children | — |
| 1991 | 7.43 children | +37.4% |
| 1992 | 9.65 children | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 11.98 children | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 14.41 children | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 16.88 children | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 19.25 children | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 21.52 children | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 23.74 children | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 25.67 children | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 27.41 children | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 25.57 children | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 24.06 children | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 23.54 children | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 23.73 children | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.51 children | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 26.16 children | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 28.45 children | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 30.52 children | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 31.41 children | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 31.98 children | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.94 children | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 34.74 children | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 34.89 children | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.12 children | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 34.77 children | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 34.08 children | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 35.5 children | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 36.88 children | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 35.92 children | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 34.42 children | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 32.7 children | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 32.05 children | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 32.59 children | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 31.06 children | -4.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 31.06 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 6% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malta's 31.06 children is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 3% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.59 children | 5.41 children | 25.67 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.64 children | 23.54 children | 31.41 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.68 children | 31.98 children | 36.88 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.56 children | 31.06 children | 34.42 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Malta?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Malta was 31.06 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 36.88 children in 2018.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 children in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Malta ranks 135th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.