Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
21.86 million
in 2009
Uganda
1.20 million
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Uganda rank
6th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199019992009

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 21.86 million against 1.20 million in Uganda, a difference of 20.66 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.2 times Uganda's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 6th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 11.88 million 979,000 10.91 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 20.36 million 1.04 million 19.32 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 21.86 million against 1.20 million in Uganda as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
20.66 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 6th 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.