AIDS deaths in adults and children in Kenya
Kenya: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 61,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Kenya, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 61,000 low estimate for aids deaths in adults and children in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Kenya peaked at 110,000 low estimate in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,700 low estimate, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 5th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Kenya, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,700 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 11,000 low estimate | +64.2% |
| 1992 | 16,000 low estimate | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 24,000 low estimate | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 33,000 low estimate | +37.5% |
| 1995 | 44,000 low estimate | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 56,000 low estimate | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 68,000 low estimate | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 80,000 low estimate | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 90,000 low estimate | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 98,000 low estimate | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 100,000 low estimate | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 110,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 110,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 110,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 low estimate | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 92,000 low estimate | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 82,000 low estimate | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 73,000 low estimate | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 61,000 low estimate | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,870 low estimate | 6,700 low estimate | 90,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,600 low estimate | 61,000 low estimate | 110,000 low estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Kenya?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Kenya was 61,000 low 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 110,000 low estimate in 2002.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,700 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Kenya ranks 5th 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 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (low 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.