Kenya vs Tanzania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Kenya
1.40 million high estimate
in 2009
Tanzania
1.50 million high estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
4th
Tanzania rank
3rd
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.50 million high estimate against 1.40 million high estimate in Kenya, a difference of 100,000 high estimate.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 4th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 363,700 high estimate | 384,500 high estimate | 20,800 high estimate | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.30 million high estimate | 1.30 million high estimate | 8,000 high estimate | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.50 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 Tanzania?
- 100,000 high estimate, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Kenya ranks 4th and Tanzania ranks 3rd 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.