Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 7,700 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 7,700 low 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 6.9% on the previous year and up 670.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 7,700 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 36th 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 in Guinea-Bissau, 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 | 200 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 500 low estimate | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,300 low estimate | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 1,800 low estimate | +38.5% |
| 2002 | 2,400 low estimate | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 3,100 low estimate | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 3,900 low estimate | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 4,700 low estimate | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 5,700 low estimate | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 6,500 low estimate | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 7,200 low estimate | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 7,700 low estimate | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410 low estimate | 100 low estimate | 1,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,430 low estimate | 1,300 low estimate | 7,700 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 34 Madagascar 9,300 low estimate compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 9,200 low estimate compare
- 37 Mauritania 2,700 low estimate compare
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 2,500 low estimate compare
- 39 Gambia 1,400 low estimate compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1941 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau was 7,700 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7,700 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 670.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.