Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi
Malawi: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 540,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 540,000 low estimate.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 134.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi peaked at 550,000 low estimate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,100 low estimate, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 13,000 low estimate | +83.1% |
| 1992 | 20,000 low estimate | +53.8% |
| 1993 | 33,000 low estimate | +65.0% |
| 1994 | 51,000 low estimate | +54.5% |
| 1995 | 75,000 low estimate | +47.1% |
| 1996 | 110,000 low estimate | +46.7% |
| 1997 | 140,000 low estimate | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 190,000 low estimate | +35.7% |
| 1999 | 230,000 low estimate | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 280,000 low estimate | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 330,000 low estimate | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 380,000 low estimate | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 430,000 low estimate | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 470,000 low estimate | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 500,000 low estimate | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 530,000 low estimate | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 550,000 low estimate | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 550,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 540,000 low estimate | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,910 low estimate | 7,100 low estimate | 230,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 456,000 low estimate | 280,000 low estimate | 550,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 5 Kenya 980,000 low estimate compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 910,000 low estimate compare
- 7 Zambia 570,000 low estimate compare
- 9 Mozambique 400,000 low estimate compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 350,000 low estimate compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 330,000 low estimate compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi was 540,000 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 550,000 low estimate in 2007.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.