Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Sudan
Sudan: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 32,377 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 32,377 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Sudan peaked at 32,377 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,215 children, in 1990.
Sudan ranks 44th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 3,504 children | 1,215 children | 6,604 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,678 children | 7,636 children | 17,575 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,969 children | 18,428 children | 27,333 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,095 children | 28,099 children | 32,377 children | 5 |
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More reference data data for Sudan
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Sudan?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Sudan was 32,377 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 32,377 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,215 children in 1990.
- How does Sudan rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Sudan ranks 44th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.