Myanmar vs Rwanda: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Myanmar
106,221 children
in 2024
Rwanda
87,934 children
in 2024
Myanmar rank
21st
Rwanda rank
24th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Myanmar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 106,221 children against 87,934 children in Rwanda, a difference of 18,287 children.
That makes Myanmar'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.
Myanmar ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 24th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,736 children | 44,136 children | 38,400 children | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 55,324 children | 154,123 children | 98,800 children | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 119,108 children | 181,961 children | 62,853 children | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 115,175 children | 110,805 children | 4,370 children | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Myanmar or Rwanda?
- Myanmar, at 106,221 children against 87,934 children in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 18,287 children, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Myanmar ranks 21st 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.