Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania
Tanzania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 1.50 million high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 1.50 million high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania peaked at 1.50 million high estimate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 110,000 high estimate | +46.7% |
| 1992 | 160,000 high estimate | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 220,000 high estimate | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 300,000 high estimate | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 380,000 high estimate | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 480,000 high estimate | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 590,000 high estimate | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 710,000 high estimate | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 820,000 high estimate | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 940,000 high estimate | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million high estimate | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million high estimate | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million high estimate | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million high estimate | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million high estimate | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million high estimate | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 384,500 high estimate | 75,000 high estimate | 820,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million high estimate | 940,000 high estimate | 1.50 million high estimate | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.2095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % 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 0.2139 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania was 1.50 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million high estimate in 2007.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.