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
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 87,934 children against 87,531 children in Congo, a difference of 403 children.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 24th of 139 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,228 children | 44,136 children | 13,908 children | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 66,065 children | 154,123 children | 88,059 children | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 76,336 children | 181,961 children | 105,625 children | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 86,048 children | 110,805 children | 24,757 children | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Congo or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 87,934 children against 87,531 children in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Congo and Rwanda?
- 403 children, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Congo ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 24th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.