Egypt vs Gambia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Egypt
24,000
in 2024
Gambia
27,000
in 2024
Egypt rank
53rd
Gambia rank
50th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Egypt
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 27,000 against 24,000 in Egypt, a difference of 3,000.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 53rd and Gambia ranks 50th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,040 | 942 | 2,098 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 9,100 | 8,490 | 610 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 15,200 | 20,900 | 5,700 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 22,000 | 26,600 | 4,600 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Egypt or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 27,000 against 24,000 in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Egypt and Gambia?
- 3,000, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Egypt ranks 53rd and Gambia ranks 50th 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.