Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Zambia
690,000
in 2009
Zimbabwe
1.00 million
in 2009
Zambia rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.00 million against 690,000 in Zambia, a difference of 310,000.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Zambia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 265,400 | 243,700 | 21,700 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 666,000 | 938,000 | 272,000 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.00 million against 690,000 in Zambia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 310,000, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Zambia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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.