Ecuador vs Eritrea: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths

Ecuador
12,802 children
in 2024
Eritrea
10,918 children
in 2024
Ecuador rank
57th
Eritrea rank
60th

Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time

  • Ecuador
  • Eritrea
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12,802 children against 10,918 children in Eritrea, a difference of 1,884 children.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.

Ecuador ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 60th of 139 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 1,679 children 7,533 children 5,854 children Eritrea
2000s 9,779 children 22,726 children 12,947 children Eritrea
2010s 18,708 children 21,578 children 2,870 children Eritrea
2020s 15,467 children 12,967 children 2,500 children Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Ecuador or Eritrea?
Ecuador, at 12,802 children against 10,918 children in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Ecuador and Eritrea?
1,884 children, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eritrea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Eritrea rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
Ecuador ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 60th 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

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.