Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal
Senegal: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 15,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Senegal, 1990–2009
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.