Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho
Lesotho: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 130,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 130,000 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 381.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho peaked at 130,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 17th 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 | 6,560 | 100 | 27,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94,000 | 38,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Lesotho was 130,000 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.