Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Slovakia
Slovakia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 74.91 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Slovakia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 74.91 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Slovakia peaked at 74.91 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.65 children, in 1990.
Slovakia ranks 127th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.65 children | — |
| 1991 | 2.23 children | +34.8% |
| 1992 | 2.94 children | +32.3% |
| 1993 | 3.81 children | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 4.86 children | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 6.13 children | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 7.69 children | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 9.51 children | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 11.36 children | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 13.43 children | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 15.81 children | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 18.58 children | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 21.83 children | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 25.47 children | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 29.42 children | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 28.48 children | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 28.96 children | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 27.66 children | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 27.94 children | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.83 children | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 33.74 children | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 37.76 children | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 42.99 children | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 46.58 children | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 49.03 children | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 49.97 children | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 49.92 children | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.35 children | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.57 children | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 49.6 children | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 55.13 children | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 59.81 children | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 64.27 children | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 69.86 children | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 74.91 children | +7.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 74.91 children is below the median for high income countries, which is 546.03 children, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 74.91 children is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 571.35 children, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.36 children | 1.65 children | 13.43 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5 children | 15.81 children | 30.83 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.85 children | 33.74 children | 50.35 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8 children | 55.13 children | 74.91 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 124 Saint Lucia 126.17 children compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 121.68 children compare
- 126 Comoros 82.9 children compare
- 128 North Macedonia 74.04 children compare
- 129 Bahrain 73.47 children compare
- 130 Montenegro 73.04 children compare
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Slovakia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Slovakia was 74.91 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.91 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 children in 1990.
- How does Slovakia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Slovakia ranks 127th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.