What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Gabon and Senegal?

3,000 low estimate, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

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.

Gabon vs Senegal: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Gabon

12,000 low estimate

in 2009

Senegal

15,000 low estimate

in 2009

Gabon rank

32nd

Senegal rank

31st

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

Gabon
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 15,000 low estimate against 12,000 low estimate in Gabon, a difference of 3,000 low estimate.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 31st of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,110 low estimate	2,010 low estimate	900 low estimate	Senegal
2000s	8,730 low estimate	10,530 low estimate	1,800 low estimate	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Gabon or Senegal?: Senegal, at 15,000 low estimate against 12,000 low estimate in Gabon as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Gabon and Senegal?: 3,000 low estimate, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Gabon and Senegal rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?: Gabon ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 31st 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.