Chad vs Mali: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Chad
118,237 children
in 2024
Mali
114,701 children
in 2024
Chad rank
18th
Mali rank
19th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Chad
- Mali
How they compare
Chad currently reports 118,237 children against 114,701 children in Mali, a difference of 3,536 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Chad ranks 18th and Mali ranks 19th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,894 children | 21,039 children | 2,145 children | Mali |
| 2000s | 84,832 children | 73,766 children | 11,066 children | Chad |
| 2010s | 125,377 children | 110,027 children | 15,350 children | Chad |
| 2020s | 124,419 children | 119,048 children | 5,372 children | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Chad or Mali?
- Chad, at 118,237 children against 114,701 children in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Chad and Mali?
- 3,536 children, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Mali rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Chad ranks 18th and Mali ranks 19th 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.