Laos vs Mauritania: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Laos
7,100
in 2024
Mauritania
8,400
in 2024
Laos rank
71st
Mauritania rank
68th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Laos
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 8,400 against 7,100 in Laos, a difference of 1,300.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 71st and Mauritania ranks 68th of 138 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110 | 1,399 | 1,289 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 966 | 6,790 | 5,824 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4,180 | 11,400 | 7,220 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6,800 | 9,900 | 3,100 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Laos or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 8,400 against 7,100 in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Laos and Mauritania?
- 1,300, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Laos ranks 71st and Mauritania ranks 68th 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.