Guinea vs Rwanda: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Guinea
86,173 children
in 2024
Rwanda
87,934 children
in 2024
Guinea rank
26th
Rwanda rank
24th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 87,934 children against 86,173 children in Guinea, a difference of 1,761 children.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 26th 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 | Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,615 children | 44,136 children | 37,521 children | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 37,219 children | 154,123 children | 116,905 children | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 72,841 children | 181,961 children | 109,120 children | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 89,899 children | 110,805 children | 20,907 children | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 87,934 children against 86,173 children in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Guinea and Rwanda?
- 1,761 children, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Guinea ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 24th 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.