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

Malawi
830,000 low estimate
in 2009
Uganda
1.10 million low estimate
in 2009
Malawi rank
9th
Uganda rank
6th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.10 million low estimate against 830,000 low estimate in Malawi, a difference of 270,000 low estimate.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 9th and Uganda ranks 6th of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 520,000 low estimate 873,000 low estimate 353,000 low estimate Uganda
2000s 791,000 low estimate 934,000 low estimate 143,000 low estimate Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.10 million low estimate against 830,000 low estimate in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Malawi and Uganda?
270,000 low estimate, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Malawi ranks 9th 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 (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.