Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Eritrea
19,000
in 2009
Sierra Leone
15,000
in 2009
Eritrea rank
30th
Sierra Leone rank
33rd

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sierra Leone
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199019992009

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 19,000 against 15,000 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4,000.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 33rd of 39 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 2,180 380 1,800 Eritrea
2000s 14,070 7,160 6,910 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
Eritrea, at 19,000 against 15,000 in Sierra Leone as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
4,000, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Eritrea ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 33rd of 39 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. 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
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 880 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.