Mexico vs Rwanda: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Mexico
105,364 children
in 2024
Rwanda
87,934 children
in 2024
Mexico rank
22nd
Rwanda rank
24th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Mexico
- Rwanda
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 105,364 children against 87,934 children in Rwanda, a difference of 17,430 children.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Mexico ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 24th of 139 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,232 children | 44,136 children | 28,903 children | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 63,311 children | 154,123 children | 90,813 children | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 97,478 children | 181,961 children | 84,483 children | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 107,817 children | 110,805 children | 2,989 children | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Mexico or Rwanda?
- Mexico, at 105,364 children against 87,934 children in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Mexico and Rwanda?
- 17,430 children, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Rwanda rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mexico ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 24th 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.