Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Burundi
Burundi: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 230,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burundi, 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 Burundi is 230,000 high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burundi peaked at 230,000 high estimate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Burundi 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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 (high estimate) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 19,000 high estimate | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 28,000 high estimate | +47.4% |
| 1993 | 38,000 high estimate | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 51,000 high estimate | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 66,000 high estimate | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 81,000 high estimate | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 97,000 high estimate | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 110,000 high estimate | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 130,000 high estimate | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 150,000 high estimate | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 160,000 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 180,000 high estimate | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 190,000 high estimate | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 200,000 high estimate | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 210,000 high estimate | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 220,000 high estimate | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 230,000 high estimate | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 230,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 230,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 230,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 230,000 high estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 170,000 high estimate, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,400 high estimate | 14,000 high estimate | 130,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,000 high estimate | 150,000 high estimate | 230,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 550,000 high estimate compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 510,000 high estimate compare
- 12 Cameroon 420,000 high estimate compare
- 14 Ghana 210,000 high estimate compare
- 15 Angola 200,000 high estimate compare
- 16 Central African Republic 180,000 high estimate compare
- 16 Rwanda 180,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burundi?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burundi was 230,000 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 230,000 high estimate in 2007.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.