Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) was 1.10 million low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania is 1.10 million low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania peaked at 1.10 million low estimate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37,000 low estimate, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 3rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 55,000 low estimate | +48.6% |
| 1992 | 80,000 low estimate | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 120,000 low estimate | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 160,000 low estimate | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 220,000 low estimate | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 290,000 low estimate | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 360,000 low estimate | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 440,000 low estimate | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 520,000 low estimate | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 610,000 low estimate | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 690,000 low estimate | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 770,000 low estimate | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 850,000 low estimate | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 920,000 low estimate | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 980,000 low estimate | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million low estimate | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million low estimate | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.10 million low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75,000 low estimate, 14.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.10 million low estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,500 low estimate, 10.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 228,200 low estimate | 37,000 low estimate | 520,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 912,000 low estimate | 610,000 low estimate | 1.10 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Tanzania was 1.10 million 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million low estimate in 2007.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.