Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Orphans 0-17 years currently living 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 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% |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1941 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.