Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 13.75 million in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 13.75 million for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 13.75 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 599,000, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 599,000 | — |
| 1991 | 799,900 | +33.5% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 1.45 million | +36.3% |
| 1994 | 1.92 million | +32.8% |
| 1995 | 2.51 million | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 3.22 million | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 4.03 million | +25.2% |
| 1998 | 4.96 million | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 5.98 million | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 7.05 million | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 8.15 million | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 9.19 million | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 10.27 million | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 11.30 million | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 12.20 million | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 12.73 million | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 13.18 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 13.67 million | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 13.75 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.65 million | 599,000 | 5.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.15 million | 7.05 million | 13.75 million | 10 |
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More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 13.75 million 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.75 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 599,000 in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.