Belize vs Guyana: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Belize
1,810 children
in 2024
Guyana
1,887 children
in 2024
Belize rank
90th
Guyana rank
89th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1,887 children against 1,810 children in Belize, a difference of 77 children.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.
Belize ranks 90th and Guyana ranks 89th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.41 children | 351.47 children | 251.06 children | Guyana |
| 2000s | 773.4 children | 1,459 children | 685.45 children | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1,672 children | 1,560 children | 112.35 children | Belize |
| 2020s | 1,878 children | 1,800 children | 78.5 children | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Belize or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 1,887 children against 1,810 children in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Belize and Guyana?
- 77 children, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Guyana rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Belize ranks 90th and Guyana ranks 89th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – 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.