Ethiopia vs Ghana: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Ethiopia
240,000
in 2024
Ghana
240,000
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
14th
Ghana rank
14th

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 240,000 against 240,000 in Ghana, a difference of 0.

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

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 14th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 201,200 52,900 148,300 Ethiopia
2000s 615,000 188,000 427,000 Ethiopia
2010s 452,000 239,000 213,000 Ethiopia
2020s 270,000 242,000 28,000 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ethiopia, at 240,000 against 240,000 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Ethiopia and Ghana?
0, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 14th 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.