Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Liberia
Liberia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 34,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia is 34,000 low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 541.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia peaked at 34,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Liberia 28th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 500 low estimate | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1,400 low estimate | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 2,300 low estimate | +64.3% |
| 1998 | 3,600 low estimate | +56.5% |
| 1999 | 5,300 low estimate | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 7,300 low estimate | +37.7% |
| 2001 | 9,900 low estimate | +35.6% |
| 2002 | 13,000 low estimate | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 16,000 low estimate | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 19,000 low estimate | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 23,000 low estimate | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 26,000 low estimate | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 29,000 low estimate | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 31,000 low estimate | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 34,000 low estimate | +9.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 34,000 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 45% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 34,000 low estimate is below the median for low income countries, which is 79,000 low estimate, 43% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,460 low estimate | 100 low estimate | 5,300 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,820 low estimate | 7,300 low estimate | 34,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Liberia was 34,000 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Liberia ranks 28th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 541.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.