Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Zambia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
9.64 million low estimate
in 2009
Zambia
570,000 low estimate
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th
Zambia rank
7th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Zambia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 9.64 million low estimate against 570,000 low estimate in Zambia, a difference of 9.07 million low estimate.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 16.9 times Zambia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 7th of 5 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.65 million low estimate 79,320 low estimate 1.57 million low estimate Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 7.63 million low estimate 524,000 low estimate 7.11 million low estimate Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Zambia?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 9.64 million low estimate against 570,000 low estimate in Zambia as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zambia?
9.07 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zambia rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 7th of 5 groups.
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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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

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.