Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana
Ghana: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 160,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 160,000, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 344.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana peaked at 160,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,300, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 13th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,990 | 1,300 | 36,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,400 | 47,000 | 160,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 440,000 compare
- 11 Cameroon 330,000 compare
- 12 Burundi 200,000 compare
- 14 Angola 140,000 compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 140,000 compare
- 14 Central African Republic 140,000 compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Ghana was 160,000 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 160,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.