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

Kenya
1.50 million
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
16.28 million
in 2009
Kenya rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

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

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 16.28 million against 1.50 million in Kenya, a difference of 14.78 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 10.9 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.13 million 10.35 million 9.23 million Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 1.44 million 15.23 million 13.79 million 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, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 16.28 million against 1.50 million in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
14.78 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Kenya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 47 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. 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.