Chad vs Ghana: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Chad
118,237 children
in 2024
Ghana
235,107 children
in 2024
Chad rank
18th
Ghana rank
15th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Chad
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 235,107 children against 118,237 children in Chad, a difference of 116,870 children.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.0 times Chad's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 15th of 139 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,894 children | 53,040 children | 34,146 children | Ghana |
| 2000s | 84,832 children | 186,942 children | 102,110 children | Ghana |
| 2010s | 125,377 children | 239,982 children | 114,606 children | Ghana |
| 2020s | 124,419 children | 241,132 children | 116,712 children | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Chad or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 235,107 children against 118,237 children in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Chad and Ghana?
- 116,870 children, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Ghana rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Chad ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 15th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.