Kenya vs Uganda: Share of young men and women living with HIV
Kenya
0.9%
in 2024
Uganda
0.9%
in 2024
Kenya rank
10th
Uganda rank
10th
Share of young men and women living with HIV over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 10th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
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 Uganda?
- Kenya, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of young men and women living with hiv between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.