Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 170,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 170,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso peaked at 200,000 high estimate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 71,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 80,000 high estimate | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 90,000 high estimate | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 98,000 high estimate | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 110,000 high estimate | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 120,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 140,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 150,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 160,000 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 170,000 high estimate | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 180,000 high estimate | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 190,000 high estimate | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 190,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 high estimate | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 200,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 190,000 high estimate | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 180,000 high estimate | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 170,000 high estimate | -5.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 170,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 170,000 high estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 170,000 high estimate, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118,900 high estimate | 71,000 high estimate | 170,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,000 high estimate | 170,000 high estimate | 200,000 high estimate | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso was 170,000 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 high estimate in 2003.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.