Guinea vs Lesotho: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Guinea
86,000
in 2024
Lesotho
81,000
in 2024
Guinea rank
26th
Lesotho rank
27th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 86,000 against 81,000 in Lesotho, a difference of 5,000.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 138 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,620 | 16,470 | 9,850 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 37,300 | 105,600 | 68,300 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 72,800 | 120,000 | 47,200 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 89,800 | 93,000 | 3,200 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Guinea or Lesotho?
- Guinea, at 86,000 against 81,000 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Guinea and Lesotho?
- 5,000, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Guinea ranks 26th 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.