Niger vs Senegal: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS

Niger
36,000
in 2024
Senegal
32,000
in 2024
Niger rank
42nd
Senegal rank
44th

Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS over time

  • Niger
  • Senegal
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 36,000 against 32,000 in Senegal, a difference of 4,000.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

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

Globally, Niger ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 44th 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.