Guyana vs Romania: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Guyana
1,887 children
in 2024
Romania
2,207 children
in 2024
Guyana rank
89th
Romania rank
86th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Guyana
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2,207 children against 1,887 children in Guyana, a difference of 320 children.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 89th and Romania ranks 86th of 139 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351.47 children | 6,276 children | 5,925 children | Romania |
| 2000s | 1,459 children | 10,717 children | 9,258 children | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,560 children | 1,713 children | 153.45 children | Romania |
| 2020s | 1,800 children | 2,217 children | 416.67 children | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Guyana or Romania?
- Romania, at 2,207 children against 1,887 children in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Guyana and Romania?
- 320 children, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Romania rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Guyana ranks 89th and Romania ranks 86th 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.