Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Eritrea

Eritrea: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 28,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
28,000 high estimate
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 40 countries
All-time high
28,000 high estimate
in 2007
All-time low
2,600 high estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Eritrea, 1990–2009

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990199920091990: 2.6k high estimate1991: 3.6k high estimate1992: 4.6k high estimate1993: 5.6k high estimate1994: 6.8k high estimate1995: 7.8k high estimate1996: 9.5k high estimate1997: 11.0k high estimate1998: 13.0k high estimate1999: 14.0k high estimate2000: 16.0k high estimate2001: 18.0k high estimate2002: 20.0k high estimate2003: 23.0k high estimate2004: 25.0k high estimate2005: 26.0k high estimate2006: 27.0k high estimate2007: 28.0k high estimate2008: 28.0k high estimate2009: 28.0k high estimate

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 Eritrea is 28,000 high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Eritrea peaked at 28,000 high estimate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,600 high estimate, in 1990.

Eritrea ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Eritrea, 1990 to 2009.
Year high estimate Change
1990 2,600 high estimate
1991 3,600 high estimate +38.5%
1992 4,600 high estimate +27.8%
1993 5,600 high estimate +21.7%
1994 6,800 high estimate +21.4%
1995 7,800 high estimate +14.7%
1996 9,500 high estimate +21.8%
1997 11,000 high estimate +15.8%
1998 13,000 high estimate +18.2%
1999 14,000 high estimate +7.7%
2000 16,000 high estimate +14.3%
2001 18,000 high estimate +12.5%
2002 20,000 high estimate +11.1%
2003 23,000 high estimate +15.0%
2004 25,000 high estimate +8.7%
2005 26,000 high estimate +4.0%
2006 27,000 high estimate +3.8%
2007 28,000 high estimate +3.7%
2008 28,000 high estimate +0.0%
2009 28,000 high estimate +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,850 high estimate 2,600 high estimate 14,000 high estimate 10
2000s 23,900 high estimate 16,000 high estimate 28,000 high estimate 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 28 Niger 68,000 high estimate compare
  2. 29 Congo 66,000 high estimate compare
  3. 30 Benin 53,000 high estimate compare
  4. 32 Sierra Leone 26,000 high estimate compare
  5. 33 Gabon 25,000 high estimate compare
  6. 33 Senegal 25,000 high estimate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Eritrea?
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Eritrea was 28,000 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 28,000 high estimate in 2007.
What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 2,600 high estimate in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Eritrea ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea 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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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
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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.