Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 350,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Democratic Republic of Congo is 350,000 low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 350,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46,000 low estimate, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 (low estimate) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 61,000 low estimate | +32.6% |
| 1992 | 79,000 low estimate | +29.5% |
| 1993 | 99,000 low estimate | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 120,000 low estimate | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 150,000 low estimate | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 170,000 low estimate | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 200,000 low estimate | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 220,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 250,000 low estimate | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 270,000 low estimate | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 290,000 low estimate | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 310,000 low estimate | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 320,000 low estimate | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 330,000 low estimate | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 340,000 low estimate | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 340,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 340,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 340,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 350,000 low estimate | +2.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 350,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 4.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 350,000 low estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 79,000 low estimate, 4.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,500 low estimate | 46,000 low estimate | 250,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 323,000 low estimate | 270,000 low estimate | 350,000 low estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Democratic Republic of Congo was 350,000 low 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 350,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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 (low 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.