Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Myanmar
Myanmar: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 106,221 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 106,221 children, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Myanmar peaked at 129,237 children in 2017 and was at its lowest, 125.06 children, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 21st 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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125.06 children | — |
| 1991 | 311.32 children | +148.9% |
| 1992 | 722.78 children | +132.2% |
| 1993 | 1,474 children | +104.0% |
| 1994 | 2,662 children | +80.5% |
| 1995 | 4,384 children | +64.7% |
| 1996 | 6,721 children | +53.3% |
| 1997 | 9,734 children | +44.8% |
| 1998 | 13,419 children | +37.9% |
| 1999 | 17,802 children | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 22,986 children | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 28,903 children | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 35,453 children | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 42,599 children | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 50,274 children | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 58,368 children | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 66,761 children | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 75,163 children | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 82,553 children | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 90,177 children | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 97,597 children | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 104,733 children | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 111,283 children | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 116,939 children | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 121,742 children | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 125,597 children | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 128,142 children | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 129,237 children | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 128,844 children | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 126,967 children | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 123,746 children | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 119,333 children | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 115,367 children | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 111,209 children | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 106,221 children | -4.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 106,221 children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,246 children, 2.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 106,221 children is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,589 children, 8.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Myanmar 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 | +148.9% | 125.06 children | 311.32 children |
| 1992 | +132.2% | 311.32 children | 722.78 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,736 children | 125.06 children | 17,802 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,324 children | 22,986 children | 90,177 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,108 children | 97,597 children | 129,237 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,175 children | 106,221 children | 123,746 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Myanmar?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Myanmar was 106,221 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 129,237 children in 2017.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.06 children in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Myanmar ranks 21st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.