Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Madagascar
Madagascar: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 9,300 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 9,300 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Madagascar peaked at 9,300 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,000 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 4,400 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 4,800 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 5,200 low estimate | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 5,600 low estimate | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 6,000 low estimate | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 6,300 low estimate | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 6,600 low estimate | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 6,800 low estimate | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 7,000 low estimate | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 7,300 low estimate | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 7,600 low estimate | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 7,800 low estimate | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8,000 low estimate | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8,200 low estimate | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8,400 low estimate | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8,600 low estimate | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8,900 low estimate | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9,100 low estimate | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9,300 low estimate | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,670 low estimate | 4,000 low estimate | 7,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,320 low estimate | 7,300 low estimate | 9,300 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 31 Senegal 15,000 low estimate compare
- 32 Eritrea 12,000 low estimate compare
- 32 Gabon 12,000 low estimate compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 9,200 low estimate compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7,700 low estimate compare
- 37 Mauritania 2,700 low estimate compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Madagascar?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Madagascar was 9,300 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9,300 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Madagascar ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.