Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Burkina Faso
100,000 low estimate
in 2009
Lesotho
110,000 low estimate
in 2009
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Lesotho rank
15th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 110,000 low estimate against 100,000 low estimate in Burkina Faso, a difference of 10,000 low estimate.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 15th 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 | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,830 low estimate | 4,800 low estimate | 36,030 low estimate | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 109,600 low estimate | 76,600 low estimate | 33,000 low 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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 110,000 low estimate against 100,000 low estimate in Burkina Faso as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 10,000 low estimate, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 15th 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.