New Zealand vs Singapore: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
New Zealand
192.84 children
in 2024
Singapore
222.37 children
in 2023
New Zealand rank
118th
Singapore rank
116th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- New Zealand
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 222.37 children against 192.84 children in New Zealand, a difference of 29.53 children.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 118th and Singapore ranks 116th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 241.34 children | 55.02 children | 186.32 children | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 376.27 children | 265.88 children | 110.39 children | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 318.74 children | 300.68 children | 18.06 children | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 214.94 children | 232.69 children | 17.75 children | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, New Zealand or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 222.37 children against 192.84 children in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between New Zealand and Singapore?
- 29.53 children, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- New Zealand ranks 118th and Singapore ranks 116th 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.