What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Guinea and Mali?

2,000 low estimate, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mali?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

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.

Guinea vs Mali: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Guinea

34,000 low estimate

in 2009

Mali

36,000 low estimate

in 2009

Guinea rank

28th

Mali rank

27th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

Guinea
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 36,000 low estimate against 34,000 low estimate in Guinea, a difference of 2,000 low estimate.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

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

Guinea ranks 28th and Mali ranks 27th of 40 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,030 low estimate	2,460 low estimate	1,570 low estimate	Guinea
2000s	22,290 low estimate	26,400 low estimate	4,110 low estimate	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Guinea or Mali?: Mali, at 36,000 low estimate against 34,000 low estimate in Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Guinea and Mali?: 2,000 low estimate, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mali?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Guinea and Mali rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?: Guinea ranks 28th and Mali ranks 27th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.