Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi
Malawi: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 650,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 650,000 for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi peaked at 660,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25,000, in 1990.
That places Malawi 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 146,700 | 25,000 | 330,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 558,000 | 380,000 | 660,000 | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Malawi was 650,000 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 660,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.