Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 26,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 26,000 high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 642.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone peaked at 26,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 100 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 high estimate | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 200 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 high estimate | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 500 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 high estimate | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1,200 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 2,200 high estimate | +83.3% |
| 1999 | 3,500 high estimate | +59.1% |
| 2000 | 5,100 high estimate | +45.7% |
| 2001 | 7,000 high estimate | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 9,200 high estimate | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 12,000 high estimate | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 14,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 17,000 high estimate | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 20,000 high estimate | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 22,000 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 24,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 26,000 high estimate | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 950 high estimate | 100 high estimate | 3,500 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,630 high estimate | 5,100 high estimate | 26,000 high estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8723 % 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 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8951 % 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 0.1897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone was 26,000 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 642.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.