Kenya vs Nigeria: AIDS deaths in adults and children

Kenya
61,000 low estimate
in 2009
Nigeria
170,000 low estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd

AIDS deaths in adults and children over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199019992009

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 170,000 low estimate against 61,000 low estimate in Kenya, a difference of 109,000 low estimate.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 48 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 42,870 low estimate 32,480 low estimate 10,390 low estimate Kenya
2000s 93,600 low estimate 163,000 low estimate 69,400 low estimate Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids deaths in adults and children, Kenya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 170,000 low estimate against 61,000 low estimate in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in aids deaths in adults and children between Kenya and Nigeria?
109,000 low estimate, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for aids deaths in adults and children?
Kenya ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 960 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.