Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Guinea-Bissau
12,000 high estimate
in 2009
Senegal
25,000 high estimate
in 2009
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th
Senegal rank
33rd
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 25,000 high estimate against 12,000 high estimate in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 13,000 high estimate.
That makes Senegal's figure about 2.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 33rd of 40 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,280 high estimate | 3,960 high estimate | 2,680 high estimate | Senegal |
| 2000s | 7,510 high estimate | 17,240 high estimate | 9,730 high estimate | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 25,000 high estimate against 12,000 high estimate in Guinea-Bissau as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 13,000 high estimate, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th 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.