Botswana vs Burundi: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Botswana
52,189 children
in 2024
Burundi
52,872 children
in 2024
Botswana rank
35th
Burundi rank
34th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Botswana
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 52,872 children against 52,189 children in Botswana, a difference of 683 children.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.
Botswana ranks 35th and Burundi ranks 34th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,064 children | 59,851 children | 28,787 children | Burundi |
| 2000s | 130,811 children | 129,029 children | 1,782 children | Botswana |
| 2010s | 105,980 children | 116,352 children | 10,373 children | Burundi |
| 2020s | 60,783 children | 67,881 children | 7,098 children | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Botswana or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 52,872 children against 52,189 children in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Botswana and Burundi?
- 683 children, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burundi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Burundi rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Botswana ranks 35th and Burundi ranks 34th 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.