Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Côte d'Ivoire
330,000 low estimate
in 2009
Ghana
120,000 low estimate
in 2009
Côte d'Ivoire rank
11th
Ghana rank
14th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 330,000 low estimate against 120,000 low estimate in Ghana, a difference of 210,000 low estimate.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 2.8 times Ghana's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 14th of 40 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,810 low estimate | 8,010 low estimate | 28,800 low estimate | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 256,000 low estimate | 80,900 low estimate | 175,100 low estimate | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 330,000 low estimate against 120,000 low estimate in Ghana as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 210,000 low estimate, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 14th 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.