Benin vs Congo: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Benin
53,000 high estimate
in 2009
Congo
66,000 high estimate
in 2009
Benin rank
30th
Congo rank
29th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 66,000 high estimate against 53,000 high estimate in Benin, a difference of 13,000 high estimate.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 30th and Congo ranks 29th of 40 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232,000 high estimate | 56,300 high estimate | 175,700 high estimate | Benin |
| 2000s | 78,700 high estimate | 70,800 high estimate | 7,900 high estimate | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 66,000 high estimate against 53,000 high estimate in Benin as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Benin and Congo?
- 13,000 high estimate, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Benin ranks 30th and Congo ranks 29th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.