Cameroon vs Malawi: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Cameroon
412,664 children
in 2024
Malawi
360,752 children
in 2024
Cameroon rank
9th
Malawi rank
10th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 412,664 children against 360,752 children in Malawi, a difference of 51,912 children.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 10th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,223 children | 231,729 children | 194,506 children | Malawi |
| 2000s | 247,804 children | 711,823 children | 464,020 children | Malawi |
| 2010s | 489,151 children | 720,758 children | 231,607 children | Malawi |
| 2020s | 475,354 children | 442,737 children | 32,617 children | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 412,664 children against 360,752 children in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 51,912 children, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 10th 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.