Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 10.20 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) is 10.20 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 14.60 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.20 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.60 million | — |
| 2011 | 14.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.50 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.30 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.10 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.80 million | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.50 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.20 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.90 million | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.50 million | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.00 million | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.50 million | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 10.90 million | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 10.20 million | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.01 million | 12.90 million | 14.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.42 million | 10.20 million | 12.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 10.20 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.60 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.20 million in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 4th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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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