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.
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Suriname, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.93 children | — |
| 1991 | 97.72 children | +35.9% |
| 1992 | 128.77 children | +31.8% |
| 1993 | 165.25 children | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 209.01 children | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 262.73 children | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 327.57 children | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 403.63 children | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 492.21 children | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 593.98 children | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 706.62 children | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 829.03 children | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 964.32 children | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 1,108 children | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 1,254 children | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 1,402 children | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 1,547 children | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 1,691 children | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1,831 children | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1,966 children | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 2,102 children | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2,240 children | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2,377 children | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2,470 children | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2,550 children | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,612 children | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,685 children | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,730 children | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,772 children | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,821 children | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,901 children | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,924 children | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,005 children | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,111 children | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3,113 children | +0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,113 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238 children, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,113 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,134 children, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (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.