Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Madagascar
9,300 low estimate
in 2009
Sierra Leone
9,200 low estimate
in 2009
Madagascar rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
35th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9,300 low estimate against 9,200 low estimate in Sierra Leone, a difference of 100 low estimate.

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

Madagascar ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 5,670 low estimate 190 low estimate 5,480 low estimate Madagascar
2000s 8,320 low estimate 4,040 low estimate 4,280 low estimate Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
Madagascar, at 9,300 low estimate against 9,200 low estimate in Sierra Leone as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
100 low estimate, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Madagascar ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th 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

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.