Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Uganda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
18.56 million high estimate
in 2009
Uganda
1.30 million high estimate
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th
Uganda rank
6th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Uganda
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 18.56 million high estimate against 1.30 million high estimate in Uganda, a difference of 17.26 million high estimate.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 14.3 times Uganda's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 6th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 13.08 million high estimate 1.09 million high estimate 11.99 million high estimate Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 17.45 million high estimate 1.16 million high estimate 16.29 million high estimate Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 18.56 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda?
17.26 million high estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Uganda rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 6th of 6 groups.
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

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.