Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 11.23 million low estimate against 980,000 low estimate in Kenya, a difference of 10.25 million low estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.5 times Kenya's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,700 low estimate | 1.71 million low estimate | 1.56 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 853,000 low estimate | 8.63 million low estimate | 7.78 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 11.23 million low estimate against 980,000 low estimate in Kenya as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 10.25 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Kenya ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 (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.