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

Africa
21.95 million
in 2009
Kenya
1.50 million
in 2009
Africa rank
1st
Kenya rank
3rd

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Africa
  • Kenya
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199019992009

How they compare

Africa currently reports 21.95 million against 1.50 million in Kenya, a difference of 20.45 million.

That makes Africa's figure about 14.6 times Kenya's.

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

Africa ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 11.90 million 1.13 million 10.78 million Africa
2000s 20.42 million 1.44 million 18.98 million Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Africa or Kenya?
Africa, at 21.95 million against 1.50 million in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Africa and Kenya?
20.45 million, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Kenya?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Africa and Kenya rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Africa ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 3rd 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. 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
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,057 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.