Kenya vs Uganda: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Kenya
980,000 low estimate
in 2009
Uganda
1.00 million low estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
5th
Uganda rank
4th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.00 million low estimate against 980,000 low estimate in Kenya, a difference of 20,000 low estimate.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 5th 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 | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,700 low estimate | 416,000 low estimate | 259,300 low estimate | Uganda |
| 2000s | 853,000 low estimate | 973,000 low estimate | 120,000 low estimate | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.00 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 Uganda?
- 20,000 low estimate, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Kenya ranks 5th 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 (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.