What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Kenya and Uganda?

300,000 high estimate, with Kenya ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

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.

Kenya vs Uganda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Kenya

1.60 million high estimate

in 2009

Uganda

1.30 million high estimate

in 2009

Kenya rank

3rd

Uganda rank

6th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.60 million high estimate against 1.30 million high estimate in Uganda, a difference of 300,000 high estimate.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

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

Kenya ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 6th of 48 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.35 million high estimate	1.09 million high estimate	259,000 high estimate	Kenya
2000s	1.59 million high estimate	1.16 million high estimate	430,000 high estimate	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 1.60 million high estimate against 1.30 million high estimate in Uganda as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Kenya and Uganda?: 300,000 high estimate, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?: Kenya ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 6th 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.

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Indicator: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit: high 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: 04 September 2026

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.