Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 9,700 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 9,700, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 470.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9,700 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,300 | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 1,700 | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 2,200 | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 2,800 | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 3,500 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 4,300 | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 5,200 | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 6,100 | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 7,200 | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 8,200 | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 9,000 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 9,700 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 820 | 200 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,820 | 2,200 | 9,700 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 32 Gabon 18,000 compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 15,000 compare
- 34 Madagascar 11,000 compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 4,100 compare
- 37 Mauritania 3,600 compare
- 38 Gambia 2,800 compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Guinea-Bissau was 9,700 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 9,700 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 470.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.