Africa vs Tanzania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate)
Africa
11.24 million low estimate
in 2009
Tanzania
1.10 million low estimate
in 2009
Africa rank
1st
Tanzania rank
3rd
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) over time
- Africa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Africa currently reports 11.24 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Tanzania, a difference of 10.14 million low estimate.
That makes Africa's figure about 10.2 times Tanzania's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 5 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million low estimate | 228,200 low estimate | 1.48 million low estimate | Africa |
| 2000s | 8.63 million low estimate | 912,000 low estimate | 7.72 million low estimate | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Africa or Tanzania?
- Africa, at 11.24 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Tanzania as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Africa and Tanzania?
- 10.14 million low estimate, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Tanzania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Africa and Tanzania rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 5 groups.
- 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 (low 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.