Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Cameroon
412,664 children
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
511,169 children
in 2024
Cameroon rank
9th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 511,169 children against 412,664 children in Cameroon, a difference of 98,505 children.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 139 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,223 children | 246,962 children | 209,739 children | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 247,804 children | 603,652 children | 355,848 children | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 489,151 children | 685,296 children | 196,145 children | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 475,354 children | 586,333 children | 110,979 children | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 511,169 children against 412,664 children in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 98,505 children, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th 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.
Individual pages
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.