Kenya vs Malawi: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Kenya
0.9%
in 2024
Malawi
1.5%
in 2024
Kenya rank
10th
Malawi rank
9th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.5% against 0.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 9th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of young men and women living with hiv, Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.5% against 0.9% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 9th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.