Mali vs Thailand: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Mali
114,701 children
in 2024
Thailand
148,267 children
in 2024
Mali rank
19th
Thailand rank
17th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Mali
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 148,267 children against 114,701 children in Mali, a difference of 33,566 children.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 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 Thailand ranks 17th of 139 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,039 children | 48,729 children | 27,690 children | Thailand |
| 2000s | 73,766 children | 295,052 children | 221,286 children | Thailand |
| 2010s | 110,027 children | 316,777 children | 206,750 children | Thailand |
| 2020s | 119,048 children | 186,213 children | 67,165 children | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Mali or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 148,267 children against 114,701 children in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Mali and Thailand?
- 33,566 children, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Thailand rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mali ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 17th 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.