Mali vs Pakistan: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Mali
114,701 children
in 2024
Pakistan
164,171 children
in 2024
Mali rank
19th
Pakistan rank
16th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Mali
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 164,171 children against 114,701 children in Mali, a difference of 49,470 children.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,039 children | 20.72 children | 21,018 children | Mali |
| 2000s | 73,766 children | 1,439 children | 72,327 children | Mali |
| 2010s | 110,027 children | 43,165 children | 66,861 children | Mali |
| 2020s | 119,048 children | 133,246 children | 14,198 children | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Mali or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 164,171 children against 114,701 children in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Mali and Pakistan?
- 49,470 children, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Pakistan rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mali ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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.