Madagascar vs Niger: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Madagascar
39,537 children
in 2024
Niger
35,935 children
in 2024
Madagascar rank
39th
Niger rank
42nd
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39,537 children against 35,935 children in Niger, a difference of 3,602 children.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Madagascar ranks 39th and Niger ranks 42nd of 139 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 364.28 children | 6,809 children | 6,444 children | Niger |
| 2000s | 3,418 children | 37,052 children | 33,634 children | Niger |
| 2010s | 17,365 children | 50,100 children | 32,736 children | Niger |
| 2020s | 34,727 children | 40,072 children | 5,346 children | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Madagascar or Niger?
- Madagascar, at 39,537 children against 35,935 children in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Madagascar and Niger?
- 3,602 children, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 39th and Niger ranks 42nd 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.