Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Gabon
33,000
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
37,000
in 2024
Gabon rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Gabon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 37,000 against 33,000 in Gabon, a difference of 4,000.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,372 | 2,416 | 956 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 17,060 | 12,810 | 4,250 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 28,300 | 25,900 | 2,400 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 33,600 | 35,000 | 1,400 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 37,000 against 33,000 in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
- 4,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Gabon ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st 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.