Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12,000 high estimate against 4,800 high estimate in Mauritania, a difference of 7,200 high estimate.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.5 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 39th of 40 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,280 high estimate | 1,090 high estimate | 190 high estimate | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 7,510 high estimate | 3,320 high estimate | 4,190 high estimate | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 12,000 high estimate against 4,800 high estimate in Mauritania as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 7,200 high estimate, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 39th 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.