Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Kenya
1.30 million low estimate
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.21 million low estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 20.21 million low estimate against 1.30 million low estimate in Kenya, a difference of 18.91 million low estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.5 times Kenya's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 48 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 988,000 low estimate | 9.76 million low estimate | 8.78 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.32 million low estimate | 18.84 million low estimate | 17.52 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 20.21 million low estimate against 1.30 million low estimate in Kenya as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18.91 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Kenya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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 (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.