Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Congo
Congo: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 41,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Congo recorded 41,000 low estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo peaked at 43,000 low estimate in 2005 and was at its lowest, 200 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Congo 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Congo, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,000 low estimate | +400.0% |
| 1992 | 1,800 low estimate | +80.0% |
| 1993 | 3,600 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 6,400 low estimate | +77.8% |
| 1995 | 9,600 low estimate | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 14,000 low estimate | +45.8% |
| 1997 | 18,000 low estimate | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 23,000 low estimate | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 27,000 low estimate | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 31,000 low estimate | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 34,000 low estimate | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 37,000 low estimate | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 39,000 low estimate | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 42,000 low estimate | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 43,000 low estimate | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42,000 low estimate | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 41,000 low estimate | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 41,000 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 41,000 low estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,500 low estimate, 40% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +400.0% | 200 low estimate | 1,000 low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,460 low estimate | 200 low estimate | 27,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,500 low estimate | 31,000 low estimate | 43,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Congo was 41,000 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 43,000 low estimate in 2005.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.