Burkina Faso vs Togo: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Burkina Faso
66,037 children
in 2024
Togo
55,882 children
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Togo rank
32nd
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Togo
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 66,037 children against 55,882 children in Togo, a difference of 10,155 children.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Togo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Togo ranks 32nd 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 | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,058 children | 10,200 children | 49,858 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 134,351 children | 56,366 children | 77,984 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 111,387 children | 83,760 children | 27,626 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 74,820 children | 65,480 children | 9,340 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 Togo?
- Burkina Faso, at 66,037 children against 55,882 children in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 10,155 children, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Togo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Togo rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Togo ranks 32nd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.