Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belize
Belize: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 1,800 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,800 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belize peaked at 1,900 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Belize 90th out of 138 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 | 170 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 789 | 500 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,670 | 1,300 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,880 | 1,800 | 1,900 | 5 |
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More health data for Belize
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
- Population, female 209,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belize?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Belize was 1,800 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2018.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.