Burundi vs Namibia: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Burundi

53,000

in 2024

Namibia

55,000

in 2024

Burundi rank

34th

Namibia rank

33rd

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

Burundi
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 55,000 against 53,000 in Burundi, a difference of 2,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Globally, Burundi ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 138 countries.

Individual pages

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Burundi
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Namibia
Full country ranking

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: 06 August 2026

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.