Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 15,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 15,000 for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 1,400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone peaked at 15,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 33rd 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,500 | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 2,100 | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 3,000 | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 4,100 | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 5,600 | +36.6% |
| 2005 | 7,200 | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 9,100 | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 11,000 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 15,000 | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 380 | 100 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,160 | 1,500 | 15,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 30 Eritrea 19,000 compare
- 30 Senegal 19,000 compare
- 32 Gabon 18,000 compare
- 34 Madagascar 11,000 compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 9,700 compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 4,100 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.35 % 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 0.0328 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5012 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sierra Leone was 15,000 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Sierra Leone ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.