Niger vs Senegal: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Niger
35,935 children
in 2024
Senegal
31,616 children
in 2024
Niger rank
42nd
Senegal rank
45th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Niger currently reports 35,935 children against 31,616 children in Senegal, a difference of 4,319 children.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Niger ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 45th of 139 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,809 children | 5,022 children | 1,786 children | Niger |
| 2000s | 37,052 children | 24,544 children | 12,508 children | Niger |
| 2010s | 50,100 children | 38,549 children | 11,552 children | Niger |
| 2020s | 40,072 children | 34,811 children | 5,262 children | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Niger or Senegal?
- Niger, at 35,935 children against 31,616 children in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Niger and Senegal?
- 4,319 children, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Niger ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 45th 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.