Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union
African Union: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 10.30 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union is 10.30 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union peaked at 14.70 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.30 million, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.70 million | — |
| 2011 | 14.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.60 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.50 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.40 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.20 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.90 million | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.60 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.30 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.90 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.60 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.10 million | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.60 million | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 11.00 million | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 10.30 million | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.08 million | 12.90 million | 14.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.52 million | 10.30 million | 12.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near African Union
- 1 Nigeria 1.32 million compare
- 2 Mozambique 1.20 million compare
- 3 Tanzania 930,000 compare
- 4 Uganda 890,000 compare
- 5 South Africa 630,000 compare
More health data for African Union
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union was 10.30 million in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in African Union?
- The highest recorded value was 14.70 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in African Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.30 million in 2024.
- How does African Union rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- African Union ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in African Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this African Union data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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