Kenya vs Uganda: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Kenya
571,316 children
in 2024
Uganda
894,562 children
in 2024
Kenya rank
6th
Uganda rank
4th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 894,562 children against 571,316 children in Kenya, a difference of 323,246 children.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 4th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334,363 children | 565,003 children | 230,640 children | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.11 million children | 984,431 children | 128,160 children | Kenya |
| 2010s | 992,251 children | 1.10 million children | 104,423 children | Uganda |
| 2020s | 651,467 children | 961,275 children | 309,808 children | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 894,562 children against 571,316 children in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Kenya and Uganda?
- 323,246 children, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Kenya ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 4th 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.