Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Chad
Chad: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 170,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad stood at 170,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad peaked at 170,000 high estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11,000 high estimate, in 1990.
Chad ranks 18th 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 (high estimate) in Chad, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 14,000 high estimate | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 18,000 high estimate | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 22,000 high estimate | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 27,000 high estimate | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 34,000 high estimate | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 41,000 high estimate | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 49,000 high estimate | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 59,000 high estimate | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 68,000 high estimate | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 79,000 high estimate | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 91,000 high estimate | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 100,000 high estimate | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 120,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 130,000 high estimate | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 140,000 high estimate | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 150,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 160,000 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 170,000 high estimate | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 170,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad'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)
- Chad'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 | 34,300 high estimate | 11,000 high estimate | 68,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,000 high estimate | 79,000 high estimate | 170,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 15 Angola 200,000 high estimate compare
- 16 Central African Republic 180,000 high estimate compare
- 16 Rwanda 180,000 high estimate compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 170,000 high estimate compare
- 20 Lesotho 160,000 high estimate compare
- 21 Botswana 120,000 high estimate compare
- 21 Guinea 120,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % 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 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % 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 0.0924 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 170,000 high estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Chad ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.