Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Democratic Republic of Congo
510,000
in 2024
Uganda
890,000
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Uganda rank
4th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 890,000 against 510,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 380,000.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 4th of 138 countries.
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About this data
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.