Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 1.00 million in 2009. β Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe, 1990β2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe is 1.00 million, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.10 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29,000, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 6th 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 | 243,700 | 29,000 | 580,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 938,000 | 670,000 | 1.10 million | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Zimbabwe was 1.00 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,000 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.