Chad vs Thailand: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Chad
118,237 children
in 2024
Thailand
148,267 children
in 2024
Chad rank
18th
Thailand rank
17th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Chad
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 148,267 children against 118,237 children in Chad, a difference of 30,030 children.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 17th of 139 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,894 children | 48,729 children | 29,835 children | Thailand |
| 2000s | 84,832 children | 295,052 children | 210,220 children | Thailand |
| 2010s | 125,377 children | 316,777 children | 191,400 children | Thailand |
| 2020s | 124,419 children | 186,213 children | 61,793 children | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Chad or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 148,267 children against 118,237 children in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Chad and Thailand?
- 30,030 children, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Thailand rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Chad ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 17th 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.