Belize vs Latvia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Belize
1,810 children
in 2024
Latvia
2,143 children
in 2024
Belize rank
90th
Latvia rank
87th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Belize
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2,143 children against 1,810 children in Belize, a difference of 333 children.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Belize ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 87th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.41 children | 175.22 children | 74.81 children | Latvia |
| 2000s | 773.4 children | 530.19 children | 243.21 children | Belize |
| 2010s | 1,672 children | 1,382 children | 290.62 children | Belize |
| 2020s | 1,878 children | 2,039 children | 160.15 children | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Belize or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2,143 children against 1,810 children in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Belize and Latvia?
- 333 children, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Latvia rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Belize ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 87th 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.