What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Kenya and Malawi?

440,000 low estimate, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?

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.

Kenya vs Malawi: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Kenya

980,000 low estimate

in 2009

Malawi

540,000 low estimate

in 2009

Kenya rank

5th

Malawi rank

8th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

Kenya
Malawi

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 980,000 low estimate against 540,000 low estimate in Malawi, a difference of 440,000 low estimate.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Malawi's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 8th of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	156,700 low estimate	86,910 low estimate	69,790 low estimate	Kenya
2000s	853,000 low estimate	456,000 low estimate	397,000 low estimate	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Kenya or Malawi?: Kenya, at 980,000 low estimate against 540,000 low estimate in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Kenya and Malawi?: 440,000 low estimate, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?: Kenya ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 8th 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.