Canada vs Cuba: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Canada
4,744 children
in 2022
Cuba
3,577 children
in 2024
Canada rank
77th
Cuba rank
79th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Canada
- Cuba
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,744 children against 3,577 children in Cuba, a difference of 1,167 children.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 77th and Cuba ranks 79th of 139 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,136 children | 140.58 children | 7,995 children | Canada |
| 2000s | 15,156 children | 774.94 children | 14,381 children | Canada |
| 2010s | 12,550 children | 2,530 children | 10,019 children | Canada |
| 2020s | 5,516 children | 3,125 children | 2,391 children | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Canada or Cuba?
- Canada, at 4,744 children against 3,577 children in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Canada and Cuba?
- 1,167 children, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Cuba?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Cuba rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Canada ranks 77th and Cuba ranks 79th 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.