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Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Cameroon
410,000
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
510,000
in 2024
Cameroon rank
9th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 510,000 against 410,000 in Cameroon, a difference of 100,000.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th 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.