Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Democratic Republic of Congo
511,169 children
in 2024
Kenya
571,316 children
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Kenya rank
6th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 571,316 children against 511,169 children in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 60,147 children.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 6th of 139 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 246,962 children | 334,363 children | 87,401 children | Kenya |
| 2000s | 603,652 children | 1.11 million children | 508,939 children | Kenya |
| 2010s | 685,296 children | 992,251 children | 306,955 children | Kenya |
| 2020s | 586,333 children | 651,467 children | 65,134 children | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 571,316 children against 511,169 children in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 60,147 children, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 6th 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.