Malawi vs Zambia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Malawi
540,000 low estimate
in 2009
Zambia
570,000 low estimate
in 2009
Malawi rank
8th
Zambia rank
7th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 570,000 low estimate against 540,000 low estimate in Malawi, a difference of 30,000 low estimate.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th of 40 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,910 low estimate | 79,320 low estimate | 7,590 low estimate | Malawi |
| 2000s | 456,000 low estimate | 524,000 low estimate | 68,000 low estimate | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 570,000 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 Zambia?
- 30,000 low estimate, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Malawi ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 7th 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.