Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 2,500 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2,500 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 1,150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,500 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 200 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 500 low estimate | +150.0% |
| 2002 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,100 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1,300 low estimate | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 1,700 low estimate | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 2,100 low estimate | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 2,500 low estimate | +19.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,500 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2,500 low estimate is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,000 low estimate, 21% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110 low estimate | 100 low estimate | 200 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,190 low estimate | 200 low estimate | 2,500 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 35 Sierra Leone 9,200 low estimate compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7,700 low estimate compare
- 37 Mauritania 2,700 low estimate compare
- 39 Gambia 1,400 low estimate compare
- 40 Mauritius 500 low estimate compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % 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 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Equatorial Guinea?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Equatorial Guinea was 2,500 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,500 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.