Eritrea vs Madagascar: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Eritrea
12,000 low estimate
in 2009
Madagascar
9,300 low estimate
in 2009
Eritrea rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
34th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Eritrea
  • Madagascar
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199019992009

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 12,000 low estimate against 9,300 low estimate in Madagascar, a difference of 2,700 low estimate.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Eritrea ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 34th of 40 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 870 low estimate 5,670 low estimate 4,800 low estimate Madagascar
2000s 8,150 low estimate 8,320 low estimate 170 low estimate Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Eritrea or Madagascar?
Eritrea, at 12,000 low estimate against 9,300 low estimate in Madagascar as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Eritrea and Madagascar?
2,700 low estimate, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Madagascar rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Eritrea ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 34th 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 (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

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.