Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Zambia
351,372 children
in 2024
Zimbabwe
505,492 children
in 2024
Zambia rank
11th
Zimbabwe rank
8th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 505,492 children against 351,372 children in Zambia, a difference of 154,120 children.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Zambia ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 139 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,388 children | 490,453 children | 284,066 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 626,448 children | 1.21 million children | 581,644 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 616,954 children | 1.02 million children | 400,978 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 417,134 children | 612,911 children | 195,778 children | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 505,492 children against 351,372 children in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 154,120 children, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Zambia ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β 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.