Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 17.20 million high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 17.20 million high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 17.20 million high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million high estimate, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.57 million high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 2.93 million high estimate | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 3.41 million high estimate | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 3.88 million high estimate | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 4.56 million high estimate | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 5.36 million high estimate | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 6.19 million high estimate | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 7.18 million high estimate | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 8.18 million high estimate | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 9.38 million high estimate | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 10.46 million high estimate | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 11.51 million high estimate | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 12.74 million high estimate | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 13.74 million high estimate | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 14.76 million high estimate | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 15.51 million high estimate | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 16.13 million high estimate | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 16.69 million high estimate | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 16.97 million high estimate | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.20 million high estimate | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.36 million high estimate | 2.57 million high estimate | 9.38 million high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.57 million high estimate | 10.46 million high estimate | 17.20 million high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 17.20 million 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.20 million high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million high estimate in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.