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Table 12. Immigrant Orphans Adopted by U.S. Citizens by Sex, Age, and Region and Country of Birth: Fiscal Year 2016

By Region of Birth and Sex

Region of Birth	Total	Female	Male
Total	5,378	2,623	2,755
Africa	1,018	460	558
Asia	3,076	1,527	1,549
Europe	734	351	383
North America	349	180	169
Oceania	19	8	11
South America	181	97	84
Unknown	1	-	1

By Region of Birth and Age

Region of Birth	Under 1 year	1 to 4 years	5 years and over
Total	142	2,885	2,351
Africa	35	490	493
Asia	77	2,055	944
Europe	8	191	535
North America	5	103	241
Oceania	D	8	D
South America	D	37	D
Unknown	-	1	-

By Country of Birth and Sex

Region of Birth	Total	Female	Male
Total	5,378	2,623	2,755
Armenia	15	11	4
Bangladesh	15	9	6
Bulgaria	202	97	105
China, People's Republic	2,209	1,101	1,108
Colombia	131	73	58
Congo, Democratic Republic	365	156	209
Costa Rica	18	11	7
Ethiopia	180	79	101
Ghana	30	13	17
Guyana	22	10	12
Haiti	185	90	95
Honduras	21	12	9
Hungary	17	8	9
India	191	131	60
Jamaica	58	31	27
Japan	22	12	10
Korea, South	257	60	197
Kyrgyzstan	22	12	10
Latvia	80	37	43
Marshall Islands	10	D	D
Mexico	22	9	13
Morocco	21	4	17
Nicaragua	14	8	6
Nigeria	120	63	57
Pakistan	42	25	17
Peru	14	6	8
Philippines	162	89	73
Poland	100	52	48
Sierra Leone	22	12	10
South Africa	25	9	16
Taiwan	60	29	31
Thailand	44	24	20
Uganda	181	86	95
Ukraine	299	134	165
Vietnam	13	D	D
All other countries ¹	188	104	84
Unknown	1	-	1

By Country of Birth and Age

Region of Birth	Total	Under 1 year	1 to 4 years	5 years and over
Total	5,378	142	2,885	2,351
Armenia	15	D	10	D
Bangladesh	15	8	D	D
Bulgaria	202	-	81	121
China, People's Republic	2,209	24	1,525	660
Colombia	131	7	33	91
Congo, Democratic Republic	365	-	187	178
Costa Rica	18	-	D	D
Ethiopia	180	D	D	93
Ghana	30	-	12	18
Guyana	22	-	D	D
Haiti	185	-	72	113
Honduras	21	-	8	13
Hungary	17	-	12	5
India	191	5	122	64
Jamaica	58	-	8	50
Japan	22	16	6	-
Korea, South	257	-	253	4
Kyrgyzstan	22	-	9	13
Latvia	80	-	9	71
Marshall Islands	10	10	-	-
Mexico	22	-	D	D
Morocco	21	16	D	D
Nicaragua	14	3	4	7
Nigeria	120	8	61	51
Pakistan	42	21	7	14
Peru	14	-	D	D
Philippines	162	-	40	122
Poland	100	-	39	61
Sierra Leone	22	-	6	16
South Africa	25	D	14	D
Taiwan	60	D	31	D
Thailand	44	-	31	13
Uganda	181	6	95	80
Ukraine	299	8	39	252
Vietnam	13	-	5	8
All other countries ¹	188	4	71	113
Unknown	1	-	1	-

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