Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 17.21 million high estimate against 1.40 million high estimate in Kenya, a difference of 15.81 million high estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.3 times Kenya's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 40 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 363,700 high estimate | 5.36 million high estimate | 5.00 million high estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.30 million high estimate | 14.57 million high estimate | 13.28 million high estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 17.21 million high estimate against 1.40 million high estimate in Kenya as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 15.81 million high estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Kenya ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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.