Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Burkina Faso
170,000 high estimate
in 2009
Guinea
120,000 high estimate
in 2009
Burkina Faso rank
18th
Guinea rank
21st
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 170,000 high estimate against 120,000 high estimate in Guinea, a difference of 50,000 high estimate.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 21st of 40 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118,900 high estimate | 113,800 high estimate | 5,100 high estimate | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 190,000 high estimate | 116,700 high estimate | 73,300 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, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 170,000 high estimate against 120,000 high estimate in Guinea as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 50,000 high estimate, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 21st 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.