Angola vs Ethiopia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Angola
285,617 children
in 2024
Ethiopia
235,997 children
in 2024
Angola rank
13th
Ethiopia rank
14th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Angola
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 285,617 children against 235,997 children in Ethiopia, a difference of 49,620 children.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Angola ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,483 children | 201,429 children | 184,946 children | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 78,337 children | 615,758 children | 537,421 children | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 184,174 children | 451,457 children | 267,283 children | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 272,545 children | 269,903 children | 2,642 children | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Angola or Ethiopia?
- Angola, at 285,617 children against 235,997 children in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Angola and Ethiopia?
- 49,620 children, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Ethiopia rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Angola ranks 13th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.