Botswana vs Togo: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths

Botswana
52,189 children
in 2024
Togo
55,882 children
in 2024
Botswana rank
35th
Togo rank
32nd

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time

  • Botswana
  • Togo
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Togo currently reports 55,882 children against 52,189 children in Botswana, a difference of 3,693 children.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 35th and Togo ranks 32nd of 139 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Togo Difference Ahead
1990s 31,064 children 10,200 children 20,864 children Botswana
2000s 130,811 children 56,366 children 74,445 children Botswana
2010s 105,980 children 83,760 children 22,219 children Botswana
2020s 60,783 children 65,480 children 4,697 children Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Botswana or Togo?
Togo, at 55,882 children against 52,189 children in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Botswana and Togo?
3,693 children, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Togo?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Togo rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
Botswana ranks 35th and Togo ranks 32nd 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.