Guyana vs Sri Lanka: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Guyana
1,887 children
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,890 children
in 2024
Guyana rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
88th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Guyana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,890 children against 1,887 children in Guyana, a difference of 3 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351.47 children | 54.25 children | 297.22 children | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1,459 children | 836.7 children | 622.15 children | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1,560 children | 2,013 children | 453.56 children | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,800 children | 2,058 children | 258.37 children | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Guyana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,890 children against 1,887 children in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 3 children, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Sri Lanka rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Guyana ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.