Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Kenya
571,316 children
in 2024
Zimbabwe
505,492 children
in 2024
Kenya rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
8th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 571,316 children against 505,492 children in Zimbabwe, a difference of 65,824 children.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334,363 children | 490,453 children | 156,091 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.11 million children | 1.21 million children | 95,501 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 992,251 children | 1.02 million children | 25,682 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 651,467 children | 612,911 children | 38,556 children | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 571,316 children against 505,492 children in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 65,824 children, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Kenya ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th 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.