Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Malawi
Malawi: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 780,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi, 1990–2009
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 Malawi is 780,000 high estimate, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi peaked at 790,000 high estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Malawi 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 92,000 high estimate | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 130,000 high estimate | +41.3% |
| 1993 | 160,000 high estimate | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 210,000 high estimate | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 250,000 high estimate | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 300,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 340,000 high estimate | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 390,000 high estimate | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 450,000 high estimate | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 500,000 high estimate | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 550,000 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 600,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 650,000 high estimate | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 690,000 high estimate | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 730,000 high estimate | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 760,000 high estimate | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 780,000 high estimate | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 790,000 high estimate | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 780,000 high estimate | -1.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 780,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 5.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 780,000 high estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 170,000 high estimate, 4.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239,000 high estimate | 68,000 high estimate | 450,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 683,000 high estimate | 500,000 high estimate | 790,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 6 Zimbabwe 1.20 million high estimate compare
- 7 Zambia 810,000 high estimate compare
- 9 Mozambique 620,000 high estimate compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 550,000 high estimate compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 510,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi was 780,000 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 790,000 high estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.