Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin
Benin: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 53,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin is 53,000 high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin peaked at 470,000 high estimate in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53,000 high estimate, in 2009.
Benin ranks 30th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 470,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 370,000 high estimate | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 320,000 high estimate | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 250,000 high estimate | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 200,000 high estimate | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 170,000 high estimate | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 150,000 high estimate | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 140,000 high estimate | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 130,000 high estimate | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 120,000 high estimate | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 110,000 high estimate | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 100,000 high estimate | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 93,000 high estimate | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 87,000 high estimate | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 81,000 high estimate | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 74,000 high estimate | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 68,000 high estimate | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 63,000 high estimate | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 58,000 high estimate | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 53,000 high estimate | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232,000 high estimate | 120,000 high estimate | 470,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,700 high estimate | 53,000 high estimate | 110,000 high estimate | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin was 53,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 470,000 high estimate in 1990.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,000 high estimate in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.