Kenya vs Uganda: Children newly infected with HIV
Kenya
4,349 infections
in 2024
Uganda
4,733 infections
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Uganda rank
5th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4,733 infections against 4,349 infections in Kenya, a difference of 384 infections.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 5th of 86 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 | 49,443 infections | 31,166 infections | 18,277 infections | Kenya |
| 2000s | 36,480 infections | 27,032 infections | 9,448 infections | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9,842 infections | 11,687 infections | 1,845 infections | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4,353 infections | 5,903 infections | 1,551 infections | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4,733 infections against 4,349 infections in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Kenya and Uganda?
- 384 infections, with Uganda 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 children newly infected with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 5th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.