Table 2.
Estimated Number of Orphans in Cameroon and the Central African Sub-Region by Country, Type, in 2005 and Projections for 2010.
| Total Orphans, 2005 | Orphans by Type, 2005 | Projections for 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries in Central Africa | Total Number of Orphans | Number of Orphans Due to AIDS | Maternal Orphans | Paternal Orphans | Double Orphans | Children Orphaned in 2005 | Total Number of Orphans in 2010 |
| Cameroon | 1000000 | 240000 | 540000 | 660000 | 180000 | 120000 | 1100000 |
| CAR | 330000 | 140000 | 180000 | 220000 | 76000 | 38000 | 360000 |
| Chad | 600000 | 57000 | 280000 | 410000 | 84000 | 76000 | 730000 |
| Congo | 270000 | 110000 | 140000 | 180000 | 48000 | 30000 | 300000 |
| DRC | 4200000 | 680000 | 2100000 | 2800000 | 800000 | 450000 | 4600000 |
| EG | 29000 | 5000 | 14000 | 20000 | 5000 | 3000 | 32000 |
| Gabon | 65000 | 20000 | 32000 | 41000 | 8000 | 9000 | 75000 |
Source [41].
Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding. Children are defined as maternal or paternal orphans regardless of the survival status of the other parent. Thus the estimates of maternal and paternal orphans include double orphans. The total number of orphans = maternal orphans + paternal orphans - double orphans.