Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal
Senegal: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 25,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 25,000 high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 216.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal peaked at 25,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,400 high estimate, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 33rd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,400 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,700 high estimate | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 2,100 high estimate | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 2,600 high estimate | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 3,200 high estimate | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 3,800 high estimate | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 4,600 high estimate | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 5,600 high estimate | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 6,700 high estimate | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 7,900 high estimate | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 9,400 high estimate | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 11,000 high estimate | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 13,000 high estimate | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 15,000 high estimate | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 17,000 high estimate | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 18,000 high estimate | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 20,000 high estimate | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 21,000 high estimate | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 23,000 high estimate | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 25,000 high estimate | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,960 high estimate | 1,400 high estimate | 7,900 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,240 high estimate | 9,400 high estimate | 25,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 30 Benin 53,000 high estimate compare
- 31 Eritrea 28,000 high estimate compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 26,000 high estimate compare
- 33 Gabon 25,000 high estimate compare
- 35 Madagascar 14,000 high estimate compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 12,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal was 25,000 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Senegal ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.