Botswana vs Eswatini: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Botswana
93,000
in 2009
Eswatini
69,000
in 2009
Botswana rank
20th
Eswatini rank
22nd

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 93,000 against 69,000 in Eswatini, a difference of 24,000.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.

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

Botswana ranks 20th and Eswatini ranks 22nd of 39 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eswatini Difference Ahead
1990s 12,210 5,910 6,300 Botswana
2000s 81,500 50,200 31,300 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Botswana or Eswatini?
Botswana, at 93,000 against 69,000 in Eswatini as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Botswana and Eswatini?
24,000, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Botswana ranks 20th and Eswatini ranks 22nd of 39 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. 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
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 880 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

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.