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
05.0k10.0k15.0k199019992009

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

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.