Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 910,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 910,000 low estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe peaked at 930,000 low estimate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18,000 low estimate, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 31,000 low estimate | +72.2% |
| 1992 | 51,000 low estimate | +64.5% |
| 1993 | 81,000 low estimate | +58.8% |
| 1994 | 120,000 low estimate | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 170,000 low estimate | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 230,000 low estimate | +35.3% |
| 1997 | 300,000 low estimate | +30.4% |
| 1998 | 380,000 low estimate | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 460,000 low estimate | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 550,000 low estimate | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 630,000 low estimate | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 710,000 low estimate | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 770,000 low estimate | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 840,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 880,000 low estimate | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 910,000 low estimate | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 930,000 low estimate | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 930,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 910,000 low estimate | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184,100 low estimate | 18,000 low estimate | 460,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 806,000 low estimate | 550,000 low estimate | 930,000 low estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe was 910,000 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 930,000 low estimate in 2007.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.