Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Sub-Saharan Africa
11.24 million low estimate
in 2009
Tanzania, United Republic of
1.10 million low estimate
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
3rd

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 11.24 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 10.14 million low estimate.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.2 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 5 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 1.71 million low estimate 228,200 low estimate 1.48 million low estimate Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 8.63 million low estimate 912,000 low estimate 7.72 million low estimate Sub-Saharan 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 or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 11.24 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
10.14 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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.