Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 126.17 children in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 126.17 children.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Saint Lucia peaked at 126.77 children in 2007 and was at its lowest, 44.52 children, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 124th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.52 children | — |
| 1991 | 51.07 children | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 57.43 children | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 63.43 children | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 69.07 children | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 74.64 children | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 80.29 children | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 86.13 children | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 91.76 children | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 96.45 children | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 100.59 children | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 104.42 children | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 108.33 children | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 112.6 children | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 116.69 children | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 120.74 children | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 124.99 children | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 126.77 children | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 124.8 children | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 119.78 children | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 116.06 children | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 113.36 children | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 110.3 children | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 110.71 children | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 111.78 children | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 112.33 children | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 113.74 children | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 114.01 children | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 115.89 children | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 114.08 children | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 113.02 children | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 110.31 children | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 115.42 children | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 119.78 children | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 126.17 children | +5.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 126.17 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 126.17 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.48 children | 44.52 children | 96.45 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.97 children | 100.59 children | 126.77 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.23 children | 110.3 children | 116.06 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.94 children | 110.31 children | 126.17 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Saint Lucia?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Saint Lucia was 126.17 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 126.77 children in 2007.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 children in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.