Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 9,200 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at 9,200 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 1,740.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone peaked at 9,200 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100 low estimate, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 (low estimate) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 500 low estimate | +150.0% |
| 1999 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,500 low estimate | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 2,100 low estimate | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 2,900 low estimate | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 3,800 low estimate | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 4,900 low estimate | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 6,300 low estimate | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 7,700 low estimate | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 9,200 low estimate | +19.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 9,200 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 9,200 low estimate is below the median for low income countries, which is 79,000 low estimate, 12% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190 low estimate | 100 low estimate | 500 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,040 low estimate | 1,000 low estimate | 9,200 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 32 Eritrea 12,000 low estimate compare
- 32 Gabon 12,000 low estimate compare
- 34 Madagascar 9,300 low estimate compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7,700 low estimate compare
- 37 Mauritania 2,700 low estimate compare
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 2,500 low estimate compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone was 9,200 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9,200 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,740.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.