What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Kenya and Nigeria?

21,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, published as AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: AIDS estimated deaths

Kenya

21,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Nigeria

42,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Kenya rank

6th

Nigeria rank

3rd

AIDS estimated deaths over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 42,000 UNAIDS estimates against 21,000 UNAIDS estimates in Kenya, a difference of 21,000 UNAIDS estimates.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,800 UNAIDS estimates	59,500 UNAIDS estimates	15,300 UNAIDS estimates	Kenya
2000s	114,400 UNAIDS estimates	122,000 UNAIDS estimates	7,600 UNAIDS estimates	Nigeria
2010s	38,300 UNAIDS estimates	83,100 UNAIDS estimates	44,800 UNAIDS estimates	Nigeria
2020s	23,000 UNAIDS estimates	52,000 UNAIDS estimates	29,000 UNAIDS estimates	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids estimated deaths, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 42,000 UNAIDS estimates against 21,000 UNAIDS estimates in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Kenya and Nigeria?: 21,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for aids estimated deaths?: Kenya ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, published as AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates)
Unit: UNAIDS estimates
Source: UNAIDS estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 5,054 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

AIDS deaths are the estimated number of adults and children who died due to AIDS-related causes.