Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?

Burkina Faso, at 66,000 against 61,000 in Eswatini as of 2024.

What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?

5,000, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Eswatini: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Burkina Faso

66,000

in 2024

Eswatini

61,000

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

30th

Eswatini rank

31st

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

Burkina Faso
Eswatini

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 66,000 against 61,000 in Eswatini, a difference of 5,000.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Eswatini ranks 31st of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60,600	7,591	53,009	Burkina Faso
2000s	134,000	66,700	67,300	Burkina Faso
2010s	110,100	91,300	18,800	Burkina Faso
2020s	74,800	68,600	6,200	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?: Burkina Faso, at 66,000 against 61,000 in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 5,000, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?: Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Eswatini ranks 31st 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.