Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia

Gambia: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 2,800 in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
2,800
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
38th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2,800
in 2009
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia, 1990–2009

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990199920091990: 1001991: 2001992: 2001993: 2001994: 5001995: 5001996: 5001997: 5001998: 5001999: 1.0k2000: 1.0k2001: 1.0k2002: 1.0k2003: 1.1k2004: 1.3k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.8k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.4k2009: 2.8k

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

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Gambia, 1990 to 2009.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 420 100 1,000 10
2000s 1,590 1,000 2,800 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 35 Guinea-Bissau 9,700 compare
  2. 36 Equatorial Guinea 4,100 compare
  3. 37 Mauritania 3,600 compare
  4. 39 Mauritius 1,000 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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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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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 880 data points, 1990–2009
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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.