Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia
Gambia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 2,800 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2,800 for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 180.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia peaked at 2,800 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 38th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 1,800 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 2,000 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2,400 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 2,800 | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 420 | 100 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,590 | 1,000 | 2,800 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 9,700 compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 4,100 compare
- 37 Mauritania 3,600 compare
- 39 Mauritius 1,000 compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.9173 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3972 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2877 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia was 2,800 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,800 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Gambia ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.