Burkina Faso vs Viet Nam: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Burkina Faso
66,037 children
in 2024
Viet Nam
80,319 children
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Viet Nam rank
28th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 80,319 children against 66,037 children in Burkina Faso, a difference of 14,282 children.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 28th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,058 children | 1,486 children | 58,572 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 134,351 children | 26,365 children | 107,985 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 111,387 children | 63,626 children | 47,761 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 74,820 children | 79,422 children | 4,601 children | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Burkina Faso or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 80,319 children against 66,037 children in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Burkina Faso and Viet Nam?
- 14,282 children, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Viet Nam rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 28th 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.