Mali vs Niger: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Mali
36,000 low estimate
in 2009
Niger
47,000 low estimate
in 2009
Mali rank
27th
Niger rank
24th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 47,000 low estimate against 36,000 low estimate in Mali, a difference of 11,000 low estimate.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 27th and Niger ranks 24th of 40 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,460 low estimate | 2,600 low estimate | 140 low estimate | Niger |
| 2000s | 26,400 low estimate | 29,100 low estimate | 2,700 low estimate | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 47,000 low estimate against 36,000 low estimate in Mali as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Mali and Niger?
- 11,000 low estimate, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Mali ranks 27th and Niger ranks 24th 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.