Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 510,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 510,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 510,000 high estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 210,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 321,000 high estimate | 210,000 high estimate | 420,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 479,000 high estimate | 430,000 high estimate | 510,000 high estimate | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.4 (2090)
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0308 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5038 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 510,000 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 510,000 high estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 11th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.