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

Kenya
1.30 million low estimate
in 2009
Zimbabwe
1.10 million low estimate
in 2009
Kenya rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
6th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M199019992009

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.30 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Zimbabwe, a difference of 200,000 low estimate.

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 988,000 low estimate 1.19 million low estimate 203,000 low estimate Zimbabwe
2000s 1.32 million low estimate 1.34 million low estimate 20,000 low estimate Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Kenya, at 1.30 million low estimate against 1.10 million low estimate in Zimbabwe as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
200,000 low estimate, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Kenya ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe 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 (low 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 (low estimate)
Unit
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 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.