Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 110,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 110,000 low estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 450.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho peaked at 110,000 low estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100 low estimate, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 15th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 low estimate | +400.0% |
| 1993 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 1,900 low estimate | +90.0% |
| 1996 | 3,700 low estimate | +94.7% |
| 1997 | 7,200 low estimate | +94.6% |
| 1998 | 13,000 low estimate | +80.6% |
| 1999 | 20,000 low estimate | +53.8% |
| 2000 | 29,000 low estimate | +45.0% |
| 2001 | 41,000 low estimate | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 52,000 low estimate | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 64,000 low estimate | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 76,000 low estimate | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 88,000 low estimate | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 96,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 100,000 low estimate | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 110,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 110,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 110,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 110,000 low estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,500 low estimate, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +400.0% | 100 low estimate | 500 low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,800 low estimate | 100 low estimate | 20,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,600 low estimate | 29,000 low estimate | 110,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % 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 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % 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 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho was 110,000 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 110,000 low estimate in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.