Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 140,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 140,000 for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso peaked at 160,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,000 | — |
| 1991 | 19,000 | +46.2% |
| 1992 | 28,000 | +47.4% |
| 1993 | 39,000 | +39.3% |
| 1994 | 53,000 | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 69,000 | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 85,000 | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 98,000 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 110,000 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 140,000 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 150,000 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 160,000 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 150,000 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 140,000 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 140,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,400 | 13,000 | 120,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 149,000 | 130,000 | 160,000 | 10 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Burkina Faso was 140,000 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 160,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.