Burkina Faso vs Colombia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Burkina Faso
66,037 children
in 2024
Colombia
72,532 children
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Colombia rank
29th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 72,532 children against 66,037 children in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6,495 children.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 29th of 139 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,058 children | 7,153 children | 52,904 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 134,351 children | 46,562 children | 87,788 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 111,387 children | 82,095 children | 29,292 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 77,016 children | 76,186 children | 830.12 children | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Burkina Faso or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 72,532 children against 66,037 children in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 6,495 children, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Colombia rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 29th 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.