Botswana vs Eswatini: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Botswana
71,000 low estimate
in 2009
Eswatini
55,000 low estimate
in 2009
Botswana rank
21st
Eswatini rank
22nd

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 71,000 low estimate against 55,000 low estimate in Eswatini, a difference of 16,000 low estimate.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 21st and Eswatini ranks 22nd of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eswatini Difference Ahead
1990s 9,100 low estimate 4,320 low estimate 4,780 low estimate Botswana
2000s 65,100 low estimate 40,600 low estimate 24,500 low estimate Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Botswana or Eswatini?
Botswana, at 71,000 low estimate against 55,000 low estimate in Eswatini as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Botswana and Eswatini?
16,000 low estimate, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Botswana ranks 21st and Eswatini ranks 22nd 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 (low 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 (low estimate)
Unit
low 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.