Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Oman
Oman: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 730 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Oman, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Oman recorded 730 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Oman peaked at 860 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Oman ranks 99th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 568 | 500 | 630 | 10 |
| 2010s | 721 | 610 | 860 | 10 |
| 2020s | 798 | 730 | 850 | 5 |
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More health data for Oman
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,638 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 34,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 35,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 37,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 46,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 41,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 30,266 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Oman?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Oman was 730 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 860 in 2019.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Oman ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.