Cameroon vs Kenya: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Cameroon
412,664 children
in 2024
Kenya
571,316 children
in 2024
Cameroon rank
9th
Kenya rank
6th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 571,316 children against 412,664 children in Cameroon, a difference of 158,652 children.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 9th and Kenya ranks 6th of 139 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,223 children | 334,363 children | 297,140 children | Kenya |
| 2000s | 247,804 children | 1.11 million children | 864,787 children | Kenya |
| 2010s | 489,151 children | 992,251 children | 503,100 children | Kenya |
| 2020s | 475,354 children | 651,467 children | 176,113 children | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 571,316 children against 412,664 children in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 158,652 children, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 9th and Kenya ranks 6th 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.