Tanzania vs Uganda: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Tanzania
1.50 million high estimate
in 2009
Uganda
1.40 million high estimate
in 2009
Tanzania rank
3rd
Uganda rank
4th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.50 million high estimate against 1.40 million high estimate in Uganda, a difference of 100,000 high estimate.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 4th of 40 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 384,500 high estimate | 1.11 million high estimate | 727,500 high estimate | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.30 million high estimate | 1.40 million high estimate | 96,000 high estimate | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 1.50 million high estimate against 1.40 million high estimate in Uganda as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 100,000 high estimate, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 4th 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.