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

Democratic Republic of Congo
510,000
in 2024
Zimbabwe
510,000
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
7th

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zimbabwe
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199020072024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 510,000 against 510,000 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Zimbabwe 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.