Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: New HIV infections, low estimate

Kenya
81,000
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
842,500
in 2009
Kenya rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

New HIV infections, low estimate over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 842,500 against 81,000 in Kenya, a difference of 761,500.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 10.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 48 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 153,300 1.10 million 948,700 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 82,300 961,970 879,670 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new hiv infections, low estimate, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 842,500 against 81,000 in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in new hiv infections, low estimate between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
761,500, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for new hiv infections, low estimate?
Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as New HIV infections, low estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
New HIV infections, low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people newly infected with HIV, low estimate.