Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gabon

Gabon: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 25,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
25,000 high estimate
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
33rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
25,000 high estimate
in 2009
All-time low
500 high estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990199920091990: 500 high estimate1991: 1.0k high estimate1992: 1.0k high estimate1993: 1.1k high estimate1994: 1.6k high estimate1995: 2.2k high estimate1996: 3.0k high estimate1997: 4.1k high estimate1998: 5.5k high estimate1999: 7.1k high estimate2000: 9.2k high estimate2001: 11.0k high estimate2002: 14.0k high estimate2003: 16.0k high estimate2004: 18.0k high estimate2005: 20.0k high estimate2006: 21.0k high estimate2007: 23.0k high estimate2008: 24.0k high estimate2009: 25.0k high estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 25,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 252.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gabon peaked at 25,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500 high estimate, in 1990.

That places Gabon 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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 Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Gabon, 1990 to 2009.
Year high estimate Change
1990 500 high estimate
1991 1,000 high estimate +100.0%
1992 1,000 high estimate +0.0%
1993 1,100 high estimate +10.0%
1994 1,600 high estimate +45.5%
1995 2,200 high estimate +37.5%
1996 3,000 high estimate +36.4%
1997 4,100 high estimate +36.7%
1998 5,500 high estimate +34.1%
1999 7,100 high estimate +29.1%
2000 9,200 high estimate +29.6%
2001 11,000 high estimate +19.6%
2002 14,000 high estimate +27.3%
2003 16,000 high estimate +14.3%
2004 18,000 high estimate +12.5%
2005 20,000 high estimate +11.1%
2006 21,000 high estimate +5.0%
2007 23,000 high estimate +9.5%
2008 24,000 high estimate +4.3%
2009 25,000 high estimate +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,710 high estimate 500 high estimate 7,100 high estimate 10
2000s 18,120 high estimate 9,200 high estimate 25,000 high estimate 10

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 30 Benin 53,000 high estimate compare
  2. 31 Eritrea 28,000 high estimate compare
  3. 32 Sierra Leone 26,000 high estimate compare
  4. 33 Senegal 25,000 high estimate compare
  5. 35 Madagascar 14,000 high estimate compare
  6. 36 Guinea-Bissau 12,000 high estimate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gabon?
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gabon was 25,000 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 Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 25,000 high estimate in 2009.
What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 500 high estimate in 1990.
How does Gabon rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Gabon ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 252.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gabon 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.