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 61.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in African Union, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
African Union recorded 61.30 million for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% 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 61.30 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.30 million, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 53.30 million | — |
| 2011 | 53.90 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.50 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.90 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 57.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 60.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.10 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 61.30 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 61.30 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.22 million | 53.30 million | 59.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.80 million | 59.70 million | 61.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near African Union
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 61.30 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 61.30 million in 2023.
- 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 53.30 million in 2010.
- 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 up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 all causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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