Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Kenya
Kenya: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.023 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Kenya stood at 0.023 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Kenya peaked at 0.0585 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.023 units per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 12th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0284 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0359 units per person | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.041 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0478 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0541 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0564 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0585 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0569 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0554 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0572 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0522 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0506 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.049 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0475 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0432 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0406 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0357 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0337 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0327 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0319 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0311 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0304 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0291 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0285 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0279 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0273 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0249 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0244 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.024 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0235 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.023 units per person | -1.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.023 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.023 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +26.6% | 0.0284 units per person | 0.0359 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0492 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | 0.0585 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0435 units per person | 0.0346 units per person | 0.0522 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.024 units per person | 0.023 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Kenya?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Kenya was 0.023 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0585 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 units per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.