Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Botswana
120,000 high estimate
in 2009
Burkina Faso
170,000 high estimate
in 2009
Botswana rank
21st
Burkina Faso rank
18th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 170,000 high estimate against 120,000 high estimate in Botswana, a difference of 50,000 high estimate.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 21st and Burkina Faso ranks 18th of 40 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,580 high estimate | 118,900 high estimate | 102,320 high estimate | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 102,600 high estimate | 190,000 high estimate | 87,400 high estimate | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 170,000 high estimate against 120,000 high estimate in Botswana as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 50,000 high estimate, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Botswana ranks 21st and Burkina Faso ranks 18th 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.