Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad
Chad: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 120,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad, 1990–2009
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 Chad is 120,000, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad peaked at 120,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,100, in 1990.
Chad ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,100 | — |
| 1991 | 6,500 | +27.5% |
| 1992 | 8,300 | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 10,000 | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 13,000 | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 16,000 | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 20,000 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 25,000 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 30,000 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 36,000 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 43,000 | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 50,000 | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 59,000 | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 68,000 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 78,000 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 88,000 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 97,000 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 110,000 | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 120,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93,000, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Chad's 120,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 89,500, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,990 | 5,100 | 36,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,300 | 43,000 | 120,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % 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 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Chad was 120,000 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,100 in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.