AIDS deaths in adults and children in Kenya
Kenya: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 99,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Kenya, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 99,000 high estimate for aids deaths in adults and children in 2009.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Kenya peaked at 150,000 high estimate in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Kenya 4th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Kenya, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 32,000 high estimate | +45.5% |
| 1992 | 43,000 high estimate | +34.4% |
| 1993 | 56,000 high estimate | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 70,000 high estimate | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 84,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 98,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 110,000 high estimate | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 120,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 140,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 140,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 150,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 150,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 150,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 150,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 140,000 high estimate | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 130,000 high estimate | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 120,000 high estimate | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 110,000 high estimate | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 99,000 high estimate | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,500 high estimate | 22,000 high estimate | 140,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,900 high estimate | 99,000 high estimate | 150,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 South Africa 390,000 high estimate compare
- 2 Nigeria 260,000 high estimate compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 110,000 high estimate compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 97,000 high estimate compare
- 6 Mozambique 92,000 high estimate compare
- 7 Uganda 80,000 high estimate compare
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- 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,992 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 751 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Kenya?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Kenya was 99,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 150,000 high estimate in 2001.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Kenya ranks 4th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.