Burundi vs Namibia: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Burundi
52,872 children
in 2024
Namibia
54,904 children
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Namibia rank
33rd
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Burundi
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 54,904 children against 52,872 children in Burundi, a difference of 2,032 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 139 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,851 children | 11,390 children | 48,461 children | Burundi |
| 2000s | 129,029 children | 68,343 children | 60,686 children | Burundi |
| 2010s | 116,352 children | 69,155 children | 47,197 children | Burundi |
| 2020s | 67,881 children | 59,716 children | 8,166 children | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Burundi or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 54,904 children against 52,872 children in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Burundi and Namibia?
- 2,032 children, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Namibia rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 33rd 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.