Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Zimbabwe: Orphans 0-17 years currently living

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
13.75 million
in 2009
Zimbabwe
1.00 million
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Zimbabwe
05.0M10.0M15.0M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 13.75 million against 1.00 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 12.75 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.7 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 5 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 2.65 million 243,700 2.41 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 11.15 million 938,000 10.21 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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 high income) or Zimbabwe?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 13.75 million against 1.00 million in Zimbabwe as of 2009.
What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
12.75 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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. 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
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.