Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 1.20 million high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
1.20 million high estimate
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.20 million high estimate
in 2004
All-time low
53,000 high estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe, 1990–2009

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990199920091990: 53.0k high estimate1991: 84.0k high estimate1992: 120.0k high estimate1993: 180.0k high estimate1994: 240.0k high estimate1995: 320.0k high estimate1996: 410.0k high estimate1997: 510.0k high estimate1998: 620.0k high estimate1999: 730.0k high estimate2000: 840.0k high estimate2001: 940.0k high estimate2002: 1.0M high estimate2003: 1.1M high estimate2004: 1.2M high estimate2005: 1.2M high estimate2006: 1.2M high estimate2007: 1.2M high estimate2008: 1.2M high estimate2009: 1.2M high estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 1.20 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 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.20 million high estimate in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53,000 high estimate, in 1990.

That places Zimbabwe 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate) in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2009.
Year high estimate Change
1990 53,000 high estimate
1991 84,000 high estimate +58.5%
1992 120,000 high estimate +42.9%
1993 180,000 high estimate +50.0%
1994 240,000 high estimate +33.3%
1995 320,000 high estimate +33.3%
1996 410,000 high estimate +28.1%
1997 510,000 high estimate +24.4%
1998 620,000 high estimate +21.6%
1999 730,000 high estimate +17.7%
2000 840,000 high estimate +15.1%
2001 940,000 high estimate +11.9%
2002 1.00 million high estimate +6.4%
2003 1.10 million high estimate +10.0%
2004 1.20 million high estimate +9.1%
2005 1.20 million high estimate +0.0%
2006 1.20 million high estimate +0.0%
2007 1.20 million high estimate +0.0%
2008 1.20 million high estimate +0.0%
2009 1.20 million high estimate +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 326,700 high estimate 53,000 high estimate 730,000 high estimate 10
2000s 1.11 million high estimate 840,000 high estimate 1.20 million high estimate 10

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.50 million high estimate compare
  2. 4 Kenya 1.40 million high estimate compare
  3. 4 Uganda 1.40 million high estimate compare
  4. 7 Zambia 810,000 high estimate compare
  5. 8 Malawi 780,000 high estimate compare
  6. 9 Mozambique 620,000 high estimate compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe?
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe was 1.20 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million high estimate in 2004.
What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 53,000 high estimate in 1990.
How does Zimbabwe rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
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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.