Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Kenya
980,000 low estimate
in 2009
Zimbabwe
910,000 low estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
5th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 980,000 low estimate against 910,000 low estimate in Zimbabwe, a difference of 70,000 low estimate.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 40 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,700 low estimate | 184,100 low estimate | 27,400 low estimate | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 853,000 low estimate | 806,000 low estimate | 47,000 low estimate | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 980,000 low estimate against 910,000 low estimate in Zimbabwe as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 70,000 low estimate, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Kenya ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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.