Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Oman
Oman: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 734.37 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Oman recorded 734.37 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Oman peaked at 861.46 children in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.76 children, in 1990.
That places Oman 99th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Oman, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.76 children | — |
| 1991 | 9.7 children | +158.0% |
| 1992 | 22.88 children | +136.0% |
| 1993 | 47.65 children | +108.3% |
| 1994 | 86.92 children | +82.4% |
| 1995 | 137.68 children | +58.4% |
| 1996 | 197.48 children | +43.4% |
| 1997 | 261.26 children | +32.3% |
| 1998 | 326.23 children | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 392.68 children | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 456.35 children | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 486.33 children | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 511.22 children | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 536.19 children | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 560.99 children | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 583.92 children | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 604.59 children | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 622.62 children | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 631.1 children | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 626.88 children | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 621.07 children | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 609.67 children | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 609.7 children | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 644.43 children | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 686.53 children | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 728.63 children | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 777.12 children | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 816.79 children | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 846.06 children | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 861.46 children | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 854.41 children | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 836.56 children | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 804.09 children | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 768.75 children | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 734.37 children | -4.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 734.37 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Oman's 734.37 children is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,162 children, 63% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Oman 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 | +158.0% | 3.76 children | 9.7 children |
| 1992 | +136.0% | 9.7 children | 22.88 children |
| 1993 | +108.3% | 22.88 children | 47.65 children |
| 1994 | +82.4% | 47.65 children | 86.92 children |
| 1995 | +58.4% | 86.92 children | 137.68 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148.62 children | 3.76 children | 392.68 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 562.02 children | 456.35 children | 631.1 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 720.15 children | 609.67 children | 861.46 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 799.63 children | 734.37 children | 854.41 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Oman
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0149 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0087 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Oman?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Oman was 734.37 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 861.46 children in 2019.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 children in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Oman ranks 99th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.