Ecuador vs Peru: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Ecuador
13,000
in 2024
Peru
22,000
in 2024
Ecuador rank
57th
Peru rank
54th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 22,000 against 13,000 in Ecuador, a difference of 9,000.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times Ecuador's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th of 138 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,691 | 31,100 | 29,409 | Peru |
| 2000s | 9,810 | 61,100 | 51,290 | Peru |
| 2010s | 18,600 | 46,700 | 28,100 | Peru |
| 2020s | 15,600 | 28,000 | 12,400 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 22,000 against 13,000 in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Ecuador and Peru?
- 9,000, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Ecuador ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th 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.