Benin vs Senegal: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Benin
53,000 high estimate
in 2009
Senegal
25,000 high estimate
in 2009
Benin rank
30th
Senegal rank
33rd
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Benin currently reports 53,000 high estimate against 25,000 high estimate in Senegal, a difference of 28,000 high estimate.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.1 times Senegal's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 30th and Senegal ranks 33rd of 40 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232,000 high estimate | 3,960 high estimate | 228,040 high estimate | Benin |
| 2000s | 78,700 high estimate | 17,240 high estimate | 61,460 high estimate | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Benin or Senegal?
- Benin, at 53,000 high estimate against 25,000 high estimate in Senegal as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Benin and Senegal?
- 28,000 high estimate, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Benin ranks 30th and Senegal ranks 33rd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.