What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Chad and Lesotho?

10,000 high estimate, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

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.

Chad vs Lesotho: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Chad

170,000 high estimate

in 2009

Lesotho

160,000 high estimate

in 2009

Chad rank

18th

Lesotho rank

20th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

Chad
Lesotho

How they compare

Chad currently reports 170,000 high estimate against 160,000 high estimate in Lesotho, a difference of 10,000 high estimate.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 20th of 40 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34,300 high estimate	9,430 high estimate	24,870 high estimate	Chad
2000s	131,000 high estimate	116,400 high estimate	14,600 high estimate	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Chad or Lesotho?: Chad, at 170,000 high estimate against 160,000 high estimate in Lesotho as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Chad and Lesotho?: 10,000 high estimate, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?: Chad ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 20th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.