Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia
Zambia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 810,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 810,000 high estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia peaked at 850,000 high estimate in 2005 and was at its lowest, 210,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Zambia 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 210,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 270,000 high estimate | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 340,000 high estimate | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 380,000 high estimate | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 450,000 high estimate | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 510,000 high estimate | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 580,000 high estimate | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 640,000 high estimate | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 670,000 high estimate | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 700,000 high estimate | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 740,000 high estimate | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 770,000 high estimate | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 790,000 high estimate | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 810,000 high estimate | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 840,000 high estimate | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 850,000 high estimate | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 850,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 840,000 high estimate | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 820,000 high estimate | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 810,000 high estimate | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 475,000 high estimate | 210,000 high estimate | 700,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 812,000 high estimate | 740,000 high estimate | 850,000 high estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zambia was 810,000 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 850,000 high estimate in 2005.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.