Nigeria vs Tanzania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate)
Nigeria
1.80 million low estimate
in 2009
Tanzania
1.10 million low estimate
in 2009
Nigeria rank
1st
Tanzania rank
3rd
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.80 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Tanzania, a difference of 700,000 low estimate.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,480 low estimate | 228,200 low estimate | 178,720 low estimate | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.02 million low estimate | 912,000 low estimate | 110,000 low estimate | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 1.80 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Tanzania as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 700,000 low estimate, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 3rd 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.