Lesotho, Kingdom of vs Namibia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Lesotho, Kingdom of
160,000 high estimate
in 2009
Namibia
96,000 high estimate
in 2009
Lesotho, Kingdom of rank
20th
Namibia rank
23rd

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Lesotho, Kingdom of
  • Namibia
050.0k100.0k150.0k199019992009

How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 160,000 high estimate against 96,000 high estimate in Namibia, a difference of 64,000 high estimate.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.7 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 23rd of 40 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho, Kingdom of averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho, Kingdom of Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 9,430 high estimate 9,470 high estimate 40 high estimate Namibia
2000s 116,400 high estimate 70,300 high estimate 46,100 high estimate Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Namibia?
Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 160,000 high estimate against 96,000 high estimate in Namibia as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Namibia?
64,000 high estimate, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Namibia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Lesotho, Kingdom of and Namibia rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 23rd 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.