Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Congo
Congo: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 66,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Congo recorded 66,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo peaked at 73,000 high estimate in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Congo 29th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 37,000 high estimate | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 45,000 high estimate | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 53,000 high estimate | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 59,000 high estimate | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 63,000 high estimate | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 66,000 high estimate | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 68,000 high estimate | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 70,000 high estimate | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 71,000 high estimate | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 72,000 high estimate | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 73,000 high estimate | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 73,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72,000 high estimate | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 73,000 high estimate | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 72,000 high estimate | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71,000 high estimate | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 69,000 high estimate | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 67,000 high estimate | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 66,000 high estimate | -1.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 66,000 high estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 66,000 high estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 180,000 high estimate, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,300 high estimate | 31,000 high estimate | 71,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,800 high estimate | 66,000 high estimate | 73,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo was 66,000 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?
- The highest recorded value was 73,000 high estimate in 2001.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Congo ranks 29th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.