Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Belize or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1,890 children against 1,810 children in Belize as of 2024.

What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Belize and Sri Lanka?

80 children, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sri Lanka?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Belize vs Sri Lanka: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths

Belize

1,810 children

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1,890 children

in 2024

Belize rank

90th

Sri Lanka rank

88th

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time

Belize
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,890 children against 1,810 children in Belize, a difference of 80 children.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 139 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.41 children	54.25 children	46.16 children	Belize
2000s	773.4 children	836.7 children	63.3 children	Sri Lanka
2010s	1,672 children	2,013 children	341.21 children	Sri Lanka
2020s	1,878 children	2,058 children	179.87 children	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Belize or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1,890 children against 1,810 children in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Belize and Sri Lanka?: 80 children, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sri Lanka?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Belize and Sri Lanka rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?: Belize ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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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Indicator: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Unit: children
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.