Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Malawi
360,752 children
in 2024
Zimbabwe
505,492 children
in 2024
Malawi rank
10th
Zimbabwe rank
8th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 505,492 children against 360,752 children in Malawi, a difference of 144,740 children.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 139 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231,729 children | 490,453 children | 258,725 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 711,823 children | 1.21 million children | 496,269 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 720,758 children | 1.02 million children | 297,174 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 442,737 children | 612,911 children | 170,174 children | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 505,492 children against 360,752 children in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 144,740 children, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Malawi ranks 10th 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.