Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mexico
Mexico: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 105,364 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 105,364 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mexico peaked at 109,608 children in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,675 children, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 22nd of 139 countries on this measure, 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 | 15,232 children | 2,675 children | 34,402 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,311 children | 40,564 children | 81,720 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,478 children | 84,730 children | 107,499 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,817 children | 105,364 children | 109,608 children | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mexico?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mexico was 105,364 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 109,608 children in 2020.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,675 children in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.