Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin
Benin: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 30,000 in 2009. β Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin, 1990β2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin is 30,000, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 257.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin peaked at 30,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Benin 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,920 | 500 | 8,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,800 | 11,000 | 30,000 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Benin was 30,000 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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. 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.