Madagascar vs Senegal: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Madagascar
9,300 low estimate
in 2009
Senegal
15,000 low estimate
in 2009
Madagascar rank
34th
Senegal rank
31st

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Madagascar
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 15,000 low estimate against 9,300 low estimate in Madagascar, a difference of 5,700 low estimate.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 31st of 40 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 5,670 low estimate 2,010 low estimate 3,660 low estimate Madagascar
2000s 8,320 low estimate 10,530 low estimate 2,210 low estimate Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Madagascar or Senegal?
Senegal, at 15,000 low estimate against 9,300 low estimate in Madagascar as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Madagascar and Senegal?
5,700 low estimate, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Madagascar ranks 34th 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

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.