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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Sudan, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,215 children | — |
| 1991 | 1,558 children | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 1,985 children | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 2,549 children | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 3,027 children | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 3,555 children | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 4,101 children | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 4,794 children | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 5,650 children | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 6,604 children | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 7,636 children | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 8,728 children | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 9,865 children | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 11,015 children | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 12,158 children | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 13,307 children | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 14,426 children | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 15,512 children | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 16,553 children | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 17,575 children | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18,428 children | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 19,389 children | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 20,407 children | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 21,491 children | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 22,498 children | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 23,552 children | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 24,620 children | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 25,559 children | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 26,414 children | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 27,333 children | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 28,099 children | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 28,840 children | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 29,998 children | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 31,162 children | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 32,377 children | +3.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 32,377 children is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,346 children, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 32,377 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352 children, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
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.