El Salvador vs Tajikistan: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
El Salvador
7,161 children
in 2024
Tajikistan
7,491 children
in 2024
El Salvador rank
70th
Tajikistan rank
69th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 7,491 children against 7,161 children in El Salvador, a difference of 330 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 69th of 139 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 951.65 children | 50.21 children | 901.44 children | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 7,012 children | 1,343 children | 5,669 children | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10,257 children | 5,222 children | 5,036 children | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8,318 children | 7,375 children | 943.02 children | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, El Salvador or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 7,491 children against 7,161 children in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between El Salvador and Tajikistan?
- 330 children, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tajikistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tajikistan rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 69th 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.