Cameroon vs Mozambique: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Cameroon
420,000 high estimate
in 2009
Mozambique
620,000 high estimate
in 2009
Cameroon rank
12th
Mozambique rank
9th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 620,000 high estimate against 420,000 high estimate in Cameroon, a difference of 200,000 high estimate.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 40 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 101,300 high estimate 43,760 high estimate 57,540 high estimate Cameroon
2000s 319,000 high estimate 369,000 high estimate 50,000 high estimate Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Cameroon or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 620,000 high estimate against 420,000 high estimate in Cameroon as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Cameroon and Mozambique?
200,000 high estimate, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mozambique?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Cameroon and Mozambique rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Cameroon ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

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.