Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Madagascar
11,000
in 2009
Sierra Leone
15,000
in 2009
Madagascar rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
33rd
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 15,000 against 11,000 in Madagascar, a difference of 4,000.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 33rd of 39 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,230 | 380 | 7,850 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 10,150 | 7,160 | 2,990 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 15,000 against 11,000 in Madagascar as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 4,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Madagascar ranks 34th 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
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.