Botswana vs Namibia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Botswana
52,000
in 2024
Namibia
55,000
in 2024
Botswana rank
35th
Namibia rank
33rd

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 55,000 against 52,000 in Botswana, a difference of 3,000.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 138 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 31,000 11,290 19,710 Botswana
2000s 130,800 68,400 62,400 Botswana
2010s 105,500 69,100 36,400 Botswana
2020s 60,800 59,600 1,200 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 55,000 against 52,000 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Botswana and Namibia?
3,000, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
Botswana ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS estimates, published as Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.