Mauritania vs Paraguay: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Mauritania
8,400
in 2024
Paraguay
7,100
in 2024
Mauritania rank
68th
Paraguay rank
71st

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Mauritania
  • Paraguay
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 8,400 against 7,100 in Paraguay, a difference of 1,300.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

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

Mauritania ranks 68th and Paraguay ranks 71st of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 1,399 380 1,019 Mauritania
2000s 6,790 1,701 5,089 Mauritania
2010s 11,400 4,510 6,890 Mauritania
2020s 9,900 6,840 3,060 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children orphaned by hiv/aids, Mauritania or Paraguay?
Mauritania, at 8,400 against 7,100 in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in children orphaned by hiv/aids between Mauritania and Paraguay?
1,300, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
Mauritania ranks 68th and Paraguay ranks 71st 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.