Botswana vs Niger: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Botswana
71,000 low estimate
in 2009
Niger
47,000 low estimate
in 2009
Botswana rank
21st
Niger rank
24th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Botswana
- Niger
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 71,000 low estimate against 47,000 low estimate in Niger, a difference of 24,000 low estimate.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 21st and Niger ranks 24th of 40 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,100 low estimate | 2,600 low estimate | 6,500 low estimate | Botswana |
| 2000s | 65,100 low estimate | 29,100 low estimate | 36,000 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 Niger?
- Botswana, at 71,000 low estimate against 47,000 low estimate in Niger as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Botswana and Niger?
- 24,000 low estimate, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Niger?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Niger rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Botswana ranks 21st and Niger ranks 24th 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
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.