What is an AIDS orphan?
Q: What is an AIDS orphan?
A: An AIDS orphan is a child who became an orphan because at least one of their parents died of AIDS. (An orphan is a child with no parents.)
Q: How do UNICEF, WHO and UNAIDS define the term "AIDS orphan"?
A: UNICEF, WHO and UNAIDS use the term "AIDS orphan" to talk about children whose mothers died of AIDS before the child's 15th birthday, whether the father is still alive or not.
Q: How many new AIDS orphans are there each year?
A: There are 70,000 new AIDS orphans each year.
Q: What country had the most AIDS orphans in 2007?
A: South Africa had more AIDS orphans than any other country in 2007.
Q: Does South Africa define "AIDS orphan" differently than UNICEF and WHO?
A: Yes, South Africa uses the term to talk about children under age 18 who lost either their father or their mother to AIDS.
Q: What country had the highest percentage of AIDS orphans among its total number of orphans in 2005?
A: Zimbabwe had the highest percentage of AIDS orphans among its total number of orphans in 2005.
