Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Namibia
54,904 children
in 2024
Sierra Leone
43,820 children
in 2024
Namibia rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 54,904 children against 43,820 children in Sierra Leone, a difference of 11,084 children.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Namibia ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 139 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,390 children | 5,381 children | 6,009 children | Namibia |
| 2000s | 68,343 children | 23,177 children | 45,166 children | Namibia |
| 2010s | 69,155 children | 43,779 children | 25,376 children | Namibia |
| 2020s | 59,716 children | 47,639 children | 12,077 children | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Namibia, at 54,904 children against 43,820 children in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 11,084 children, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Namibia ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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.