Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 14.81 million high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa stood at 14.81 million high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 14.81 million high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.56 million high estimate, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.56 million high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 2.92 million high estimate | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 3.40 million high estimate | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 3.85 million high estimate | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 4.52 million high estimate | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 5.29 million high estimate | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 6.08 million high estimate | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 7.00 million high estimate | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 7.91 million high estimate | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 8.99 million high estimate | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 9.91 million high estimate | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 10.76 million high estimate | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 11.78 million high estimate | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 12.55 million high estimate | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 13.26 million high estimate | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 13.82 million high estimate | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.23 million high estimate | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 14.59 million high estimate | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.68 million high estimate | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.81 million high estimate | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.25 million high estimate | 2.56 million high estimate | 8.99 million high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.04 million high estimate | 9.91 million high estimate | 14.81 million high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 1 Nigeria 3.10 million high estimate compare
- 2 South Africa 2.40 million high estimate compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.50 million high estimate compare
- 4 Kenya 1.40 million high estimate compare
- 4 Uganda 1.40 million high estimate compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 1.20 million high estimate compare
- 7 Zambia 810,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Population 0-24 63.3% (2011)
- Tuberculosis prevalence rate 268.81 per 1000,000 population, WHO (2011)
- Prevalence of undernourishment 232 population (2011)
- Reported clinical malaria cases 20.67 million total (2011)
- Private prepaid plans 4.4% (2011)
- Health expenditure, private 57.2% (2011)
- Health expenditure 49.07 billion current US$ (2011)
- People living with HIV/AIDS, total 18.56 million high estimate (2009)
- People living with HIV/AIDS, total 14.81 million low estimate (2009)
- People living with HIV/AIDS, total 16.28 million (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 14.81 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 million high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 million high estimate in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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.