Congo vs Guinea: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Congo
87,531 children
in 2024
Guinea
86,173 children
in 2024
Congo rank
25th
Guinea rank
26th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 87,531 children against 86,173 children in Guinea, a difference of 1,358 children.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 26th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,228 children | 6,615 children | 23,613 children | Congo |
| 2000s | 66,065 children | 37,219 children | 28,846 children | Congo |
| 2010s | 76,336 children | 72,841 children | 3,494 children | Congo |
| 2020s | 86,048 children | 89,899 children | 3,851 children | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Congo or Guinea?
- Congo, at 87,531 children against 86,173 children in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Congo and Guinea?
- 1,358 children, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Congo ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 26th 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.