Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Madagascar
40,000
in 2024
Sierra Leone
44,000
in 2024
Madagascar rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
36th

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 44,000 against 40,000 in Madagascar, a difference of 4,000.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 436 5,400 4,964 Sierra Leone
2000s 3,420 23,200 19,780 Sierra Leone
2010s 17,350 43,900 26,550 Sierra Leone
2020s 34,800 48,000 13,200 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 44,000 against 40,000 in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
4,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
Madagascar ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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.