Benin vs Nepal: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths

Benin
27,037 children
in 2024
Nepal
28,532 children
in 2024
Benin rank
50th
Nepal rank
47th

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time

  • Benin
  • Nepal
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 28,532 children against 27,037 children in Benin, a difference of 1,495 children.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 47th of 139 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 4,249 children 214.27 children 4,035 children Benin
2000s 32,935 children 11,836 children 21,099 children Benin
2010s 39,140 children 33,783 children 5,357 children Benin
2020s 31,187 children 31,931 children 744.04 children Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Benin or Nepal?
Nepal, at 28,532 children against 27,037 children in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Benin and Nepal?
1,495 children, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nepal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Nepal rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
Benin ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 47th 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

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

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.