What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Sierra Leone and Uganda?

8.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Death rate from HIV/AIDS

Sierra Leone

29.54 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Uganda

37.7 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sierra Leone rank

28th

Uganda rank

25th

Death rate from HIV/AIDS over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 37.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	76.09 deaths per 100,000 people	259.05 deaths per 100,000 people	182.96 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda
2010s	49.47 deaths per 100,000 people	85.22 deaths per 100,000 people	35.75 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda
2020s	31.32 deaths per 100,000 people	38.51 deaths per 100,000 people	7.19 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hiv/aids, Sierra Leone or Uganda?: Uganda, at 37.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 29.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 8.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for death rate from hiv/aids?: Sierra Leone ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from HIV/AIDS
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in both sexes, per 100,000 people.