Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Burkina Faso
66,000
in 2024
Lesotho
81,000
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Lesotho rank
27th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 81,000 against 66,000 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 15,000.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,600 | 16,470 | 44,130 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 134,000 | 105,600 | 28,400 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 110,100 | 120,000 | 9,900 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 74,800 | 93,000 | 18,200 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 81,000 against 66,000 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 15,000, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 27th 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
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.