Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 12,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 12,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 380.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 12,000 high estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 500 high estimate, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th 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 (high estimate) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 high estimate | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,100 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 1,400 high estimate | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 1,700 high estimate | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 2,100 high estimate | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 2,500 high estimate | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 3,100 high estimate | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 3,900 high estimate | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 4,700 high estimate | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 5,700 high estimate | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 6,700 high estimate | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 7,900 high estimate | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 9,100 high estimate | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 10,000 high estimate | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 12,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 12,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 12,000 high estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 12,000 high estimate is below the median for low income countries, which is 170,000 high estimate, 7% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +100.0% | 500 high estimate | 1,000 high estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,280 high estimate | 500 high estimate | 2,500 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,510 high estimate | 3,100 high estimate | 12,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 33 Gabon 25,000 high estimate compare
- 33 Senegal 25,000 high estimate compare
- 35 Madagascar 14,000 high estimate compare
- 37 Gambia 6,500 high estimate compare
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 6,400 high estimate compare
- 39 Mauritania 4,800 high estimate compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % 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 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau was 12,000 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 high estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.