Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) was 1,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritius, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritius peaked at 1,000 high estimate in 2006 and was at its lowest, 500 high estimate, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 40th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 high estimate | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1,000 high estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 high estimate, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1,000 high estimate is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,000 high estimate, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 500 high estimate | 500 high estimate | 500 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 700 high estimate | 500 high estimate | 1,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 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 Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritius?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritius was 1,000 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 high estimate in 2006.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Mauritius ranks 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.