Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 3,113 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Suriname, 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 Suriname is 3,113 children, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Suriname peaked at 3,113 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.93 children, in 1990.
That places Suriname 81st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 275.28 children | 71.93 children | 593.98 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,330 children | 706.62 children | 1,966 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,536 children | 2,102 children | 2,821 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,011 children | 2,901 children | 3,113 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 78 Algeria 3,578 children compare
- 79 Cuba 3,577 children compare
- 80 Azerbaijan 3,364 children compare
- 82 Tunisia 2,957 children compare
- 83 Costa Rica 2,901 children compare
- 84 United Kingdom 2,652 children compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 13.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.6572 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 147.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 15.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 56.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Suriname?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Suriname was 3,113 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,113 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.93 children in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.