Benin vs Dominican Republic: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Benin
27,000
in 2024
Dominican Republic
28,000
in 2024
Benin rank
50th
Dominican Republic rank
48th

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Benin
  • Dominican Republic
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 28,000 against 27,000 in Benin, a difference of 1,000.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 50th and Dominican Republic ranks 48th of 138 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
139 places, 4,809 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.