Congo vs Rwanda: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths

Congo
87,531 children
in 2024
Rwanda
87,934 children
in 2024
Congo rank
25th
Rwanda rank
24th

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 87,934 children against 87,531 children in Congo, a difference of 403.3 children.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 24th of 139 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Unit
children
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.