Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal

Senegal: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 15,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
15,000 low estimate
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
31st
of 40 countries
All-time high
15,000 low estimate
in 2009
All-time low
500 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal, 1990–2009

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990199920091990: 500 low estimate1991: 1.0k low estimate1992: 1.0k low estimate1993: 1.1k low estimate1994: 1.4k low estimate1995: 1.8k low estimate1996: 2.3k low estimate1997: 2.9k low estimate1998: 3.6k low estimate1999: 4.5k low estimate2000: 5.4k low estimate2001: 6.6k low estimate2002: 7.9k low estimate2003: 9.4k low estimate2004: 11.0k low estimate2005: 11.0k low estimate2006: 12.0k low estimate2007: 13.0k low estimate2008: 14.0k low estimate2009: 15.0k low estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 15,000 low estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal peaked at 15,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500 low estimate, in 1990.

That places Senegal 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Senegal, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 500 low estimate
1991 1,000 low estimate +100.0%
1992 1,000 low estimate +0.0%
1993 1,100 low estimate +10.0%
1994 1,400 low estimate +27.3%
1995 1,800 low estimate +28.6%
1996 2,300 low estimate +27.8%
1997 2,900 low estimate +26.1%
1998 3,600 low estimate +24.1%
1999 4,500 low estimate +25.0%
2000 5,400 low estimate +20.0%
2001 6,600 low estimate +22.2%
2002 7,900 low estimate +19.7%
2003 9,400 low estimate +19.0%
2004 11,000 low estimate +17.0%
2005 11,000 low estimate +0.0%
2006 12,000 low estimate +9.1%
2007 13,000 low estimate +8.3%
2008 14,000 low estimate +7.7%
2009 15,000 low estimate +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,010 low estimate 500 low estimate 4,500 low estimate 10
2000s 10,530 low estimate 5,400 low estimate 15,000 low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 28 Guinea 34,000 low estimate compare
  2. 28 Liberia 34,000 low estimate compare
  3. 30 Benin 18,000 low estimate compare
  4. 32 Eritrea 12,000 low estimate compare
  5. 32 Gabon 12,000 low estimate compare
  6. 34 Madagascar 9,300 low estimate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal?
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal was 15,000 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 15,000 low estimate in 2009.
What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 500 low estimate in 1990.
How does Senegal rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Senegal ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
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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.