Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 7.84 million low estimate against 540,000 low estimate in Malawi, a difference of 7.30 million low estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 14.5 times Malawi's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 40 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,910 low estimate | 1.60 million low estimate | 1.51 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 456,000 low estimate | 6.61 million low estimate | 6.15 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 7.84 million low estimate against 540,000 low estimate in Malawi as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 7.30 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Malawi ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.