COD vs UGA: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
COD
511,169 children
in 2024
UGA
894,562 children
in 2024
COD rank
7th
UGA rank
4th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- COD
- UGA
How they compare
UGA currently reports 894,562 children against 511,169 children in COD, a difference of 383,393 children.
That makes UGA's figure about 1.8 times COD's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, UGA has been ahead every year.
COD ranks 7th and UGA ranks 4th of 139 countries.
UGA has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | COD | UGA | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 246,962 children | 565,003 children | 318,041 children | UGA |
| 2000s | 603,652 children | 984,431 children | 380,778 children | UGA |
| 2010s | 685,296 children | 1.10 million children | 411,378 children | UGA |
| 2020s | 586,333 children | 961,275 children | 374,942 children | UGA |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, COD or UGA?
- UGA, at 894,562 children against 511,169 children in COD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between COD and UGA?
- 383,393 children, with UGA ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for COD and UGA?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do COD and UGA rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- COD ranks 7th and UGA ranks 4th 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.