Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda
Uganda: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 1.20 million in 2009. β² Rising
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda, 1990β2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
In 2009, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda stood at 1.20 million. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda peaked at 1.20 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 280,000, in 1990.
That places Uganda 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577,000 | 280,000 | 940,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million | 1.00 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Uganda was 1.20 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 280,000 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.