Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 400,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 400,000 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 525.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique peaked at 400,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,100 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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 (low estimate) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 3,500 low estimate | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 5,600 low estimate | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 8,900 low estimate | +58.9% |
| 1994 | 13,000 low estimate | +46.1% |
| 1995 | 18,000 low estimate | +38.5% |
| 1996 | 25,000 low estimate | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 35,000 low estimate | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 48,000 low estimate | +37.1% |
| 1999 | 64,000 low estimate | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 84,000 low estimate | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 110,000 low estimate | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 140,000 low estimate | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 170,000 low estimate | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 200,000 low estimate | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 240,000 low estimate | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 280,000 low estimate | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 320,000 low estimate | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 360,000 low estimate | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 400,000 low estimate | +11.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 400,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 5.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 400,000 low estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 79,000 low estimate, 5.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,310 low estimate | 2,100 low estimate | 64,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 230,400 low estimate | 84,000 low estimate | 400,000 low estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mozambique was 400,000 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Mozambique ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 525.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.