Ecuador vs Philippines: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Ecuador
12,802 children
in 2024
Philippines
18,102 children
in 2024
Ecuador rank
57th
Philippines rank
55th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Ecuador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 18,102 children against 12,802 children in Ecuador, a difference of 5,300 children.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 57th and Philippines ranks 55th of 139 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,679 children | 113.21 children | 1,566 children | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 9,779 children | 645.85 children | 9,133 children | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 18,708 children | 5,087 children | 13,621 children | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 15,467 children | 13,690 children | 1,777 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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 18,102 children against 12,802 children in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Ecuador and Philippines?
- 5,300 children, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Philippines rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 57th and Philippines ranks 55th 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.