Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9,200 low estimate against 2,700 low estimate in Mauritania, a difference of 6,500 low estimate.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.4 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 40 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 330 low estimate | 190 low estimate | 140 low estimate | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1,750 low estimate | 4,040 low estimate | 2,290 low estimate | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9,200 low estimate against 2,700 low estimate in Mauritania as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 6,500 low estimate, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Mauritania ranks 37th 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
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.