Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Ghana
Ghana: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 120,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 120,000 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 380.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana peaked at 120,000 low estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,000 low estimate, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 14th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,400 low estimate | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 2,300 low estimate | +64.3% |
| 1994 | 3,700 low estimate | +60.9% |
| 1995 | 5,900 low estimate | +59.5% |
| 1996 | 8,800 low estimate | +49.2% |
| 1997 | 13,000 low estimate | +47.7% |
| 1998 | 18,000 low estimate | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 25,000 low estimate | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 33,000 low estimate | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 42,000 low estimate | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 53,000 low estimate | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 65,000 low estimate | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 77,000 low estimate | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 89,000 low estimate | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 100,000 low estimate | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 110,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 120,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 120,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 120,000 low estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,500 low estimate, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,010 low estimate | 1,000 low estimate | 25,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,900 low estimate | 33,000 low estimate | 120,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 330,000 low estimate compare
- 12 Cameroon 270,000 low estimate compare
- 13 Burundi 170,000 low estimate compare
- 15 Central African Republic 110,000 low estimate compare
- 15 Lesotho 110,000 low estimate compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 100,000 low estimate compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana was 120,000 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 low estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.