Facts taken from the website cryoftheorphan.org
Over 140 million orphans and waiting children under the age of 18 have lost one or both parents.i
Over 13 million double orphans under the age of 18 have lost both parents.ii
Sub-Saharan Africa, with 48.3 million orphans, has the highest proportion of children who are orphans at 12%
Asia has the largest total number of orphans with 73.7 million orphans, which represents 6% of all children
Latin America and the Caribbean has 10.7 million orphans, also representing 6% of all children.iii
Over 15 million children have lost a parent due to AIDS, and that number is expected to rise to over 20 million by 2010.iv
Without AIDS, the total number of double orphans in sub-Saharan Africa would have declined between 1990 and 2010. AIDS, however, will push the number of double orphans in the region from 9 million to more than 10 million by 2010.v
Orphaned children are much more likely than non-orphans to be working in commercial agriculture, as street vendors, in domestic service and in the sex trade.vi
Orphans are more vulnerable and at risk of becoming victims of violence, exploitation, trafficking, discrimination, or other abuses.vii
Domestic Orphans
More than 500,000 children are in United States foster care.viii
Over 120,000 children in foster care are waiting to be adopted.ix
Only around 50,000 children, or 18% of those waiting in foster care, are adopted every year.x
On average, children in foster care wait over 2 years to be adopted.xi
Adoption
Over one-third of Americans have ever considered adopting, but no more than 2 percent of Americans have actually adopted.xii
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