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
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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

Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

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.