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Table 12. Immigrant Orphans Adopted by U.S. Citizens By Sex, Age, and Region and Country of Birth: Fiscal Year 2015

By Region of Birth and Sex

Region of Birth	Total	Female	Male
Total	5,462	2,756	2,706
Africa	1,018	453	565
Asia	3,171	1,637	1,534
Europe	714	377	337
North America	333	170	163
Oceania	32	12	20
South America	194	107	87

By Region of Birth and Age

Region of Birth	Under 1 year	1 to 4 years	5 years and over
Total	148	3,091	2,223
Africa	45	501	472
Asia	64	2,264	843
Europe	D	D	529
North America	D	D	236
Oceania	20	9	3
South America	10	44	140

By Country of Birth and Sex

Country of Birth	Total	Female	Male
Total	5,462	2,756	2,706
Armenia	18	10	8
Bangladesh	11	D	D
Bulgaria	184	101	83
Burundi	10	D	D
Cameroon	12	7	5
China, People's Republic	2,343	1,268	1,075
Colombia	144	80	64
Congo, Democratic Republic	129	72	57
Costa Rica	15	12	3
Dominican Republic	10	5	5
Ethiopia	322	109	213
Ghana	78	39	39
Guatemala	13	8	5
Guyana	27	15	12
Haiti	137	71	66
Honduras	24	9	15
Hong Kong	17	4	13
Hungary	18	7	11
India	136	101	35
Jamaica	43	19	24
Japan	17	8	9
Korea, South	320	84	236
Kyrgyzstan	25	12	13
Latvia	156	93	63
Lithuania	11	6	5
Marshall Islands	21	8	13
Mexico	25	11	14
Morocco	20	8	12
Nicaragua	26	16	10
Nigeria	151	82	69
Pakistan	25	15	10
Philippines	141	79	62
Poland	58	36	22
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	11	8	3
Samoa	11	4	7
Sierra Leone	24	13	11
South Africa	32	10	22
Taiwan	55	25	30
Thailand	45	21	24
Uganda	190	84	106
Ukraine	265	123	142
All other countries¹	142	67	75

By Country of Birth and Age

Country of Birth	Under 1 year	1 to 4 years	5 years and over
Total	148	3,091	2,223
Armenia	4	9	5
Bangladesh	6	5	-
Bulgaria	-	75	109
Burundi	-	D	D
Cameroon	-	-	12
China, People's Republic	28	1,705	610
Colombia	10	34	100
Congo, Democratic Republic	D	76	D
Costa Rica	-	D	D
Dominican Republic	-	D	D
Ethiopia	18	188	116
Ghana	D	D	62
Guatemala	-	-	13
Guyana	-	6	21
Haiti	-	52	85
Honduras	-	9	15
Hong Kong	-	10	7
Hungary	-	10	8
India	-	91	45
Jamaica	-	3	40
Japan	10	7	-
Korea, South	-	320	-
Kyrgyzstan	-	9	16
Latvia	-	15	141
Lithuania	-	D	D
Marshall Islands	D	D	D
Mexico	-	-	25
Morocco	10	6	4
Nicaragua	-	10	16
Nigeria	9	69	73
Pakistan	13	5	7
Philippines	-	31	110
Poland	-	29	29
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-	7	4
Samoa	D	8	D
Sierra Leone	-	12	12
South Africa	-	14	18
Taiwan	D	D	26
Thailand	-	34	11
Uganda	3	100	87
Ukraine	8	35	222
All other countries¹	4	51	87

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