Kenya vs South Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Kenya
1.60 million high estimate
in 2009
South Africa
5.90 million high estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
3rd
South Africa rank
1st
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5.90 million high estimate against 1.60 million high estimate in Kenya, a difference of 4.30 million high estimate.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.7 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 1st of 48 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 million high estimate | 1.62 million high estimate | 270,000 high estimate | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.59 million high estimate | 5.32 million high estimate | 3.73 million high estimate | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Kenya or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5.90 million high estimate against 1.60 million high estimate in Kenya as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Kenya and South Africa?
- 4.30 million high estimate, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Kenya ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 1st of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.