Congo vs Mexico: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Congo
87,531 children
in 2024
Mexico
105,364 children
in 2024
Congo rank
25th
Mexico rank
22nd
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Congo
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 105,364 children against 87,531 children in Congo, a difference of 17,833 children.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 22nd of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,228 children | 15,232 children | 14,996 children | Congo |
| 2000s | 66,065 children | 63,311 children | 2,754 children | Congo |
| 2010s | 76,336 children | 97,478 children | 21,143 children | Mexico |
| 2020s | 86,048 children | 107,817 children | 21,769 children | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Congo or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 105,364 children against 87,531 children in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Congo and Mexico?
- 17,833 children, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mexico rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Congo ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 22nd 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.