Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Gambia
Gambia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 6,500 high estimate in 2009. ▼ Falling
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia, 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 Gambia stood at 6,500 high estimate.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia peaked at 7,600 high estimate in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,100 high estimate, in 2005.
That places Gambia 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,600 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 6,900 high estimate | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 7,100 high estimate | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 7,100 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,400 high estimate | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 7,600 high estimate | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 7,400 high estimate | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7,100 high estimate | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 6,800 high estimate | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 6,700 high estimate | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 6,500 high estimate | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 6,400 high estimate | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6,200 high estimate | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 6,200 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,200 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,100 high estimate | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6,100 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,100 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,200 high estimate | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6,500 high estimate | +4.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6,500 high estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6,500 high estimate is below the median for low income countries, which is 170,000 high estimate, 4% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,070 high estimate | 6,600 high estimate | 7,600 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,250 high estimate | 6,100 high estimate | 6,500 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 35 Madagascar 14,000 high estimate compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 12,000 high estimate compare
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 6,400 high estimate compare
- 39 Mauritania 4,800 high estimate compare
- 40 Mauritius 1,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia was 6,500 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,600 high estimate in 1995.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,100 high estimate in 2005.
- How does Gambia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Gambia ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.