Ecuador vs Peru: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Ecuador
12,802 children
in 2024
Peru
22,386 children
in 2024
Ecuador rank
57th
Peru rank
54th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 22,386 children against 12,802 children in Ecuador, a difference of 9,584 children.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times Ecuador's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th of 139 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,679 children | 31,248 children | 29,569 children | Peru |
| 2000s | 9,779 children | 61,012 children | 51,233 children | Peru |
| 2010s | 18,708 children | 46,763 children | 28,055 children | Peru |
| 2020s | 15,467 children | 27,931 children | 12,464 children | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 22,386 children against 12,802 children in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Ecuador and Peru?
- 9,584 children, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th 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.