Lesotho vs Rwanda: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Lesotho
110,000 low estimate
in 2009
Rwanda
98,000 low estimate
in 2009
Lesotho rank
15th
Rwanda rank
18th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Lesotho
  • Rwanda
050.0k100.0k150.0k199019992009

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 110,000 low estimate against 98,000 low estimate in Rwanda, a difference of 12,000 low estimate.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Lesotho ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 4,800 low estimate 66,500 low estimate 61,700 low estimate Rwanda
2000s 76,600 low estimate 129,800 low estimate 53,200 low estimate Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Lesotho or Rwanda?
Lesotho, at 110,000 low estimate against 98,000 low estimate in Rwanda as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Lesotho and Rwanda?
12,000 low estimate, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Lesotho ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th 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
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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.