AIDS deaths in adults and children in Kenya
Kenya: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 80,000 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.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 80,000 for aids deaths in adults and children in 2009.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Kenya peaked at 130,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 1990.
That places Kenya 5th out of 47 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,000 | — |
| 1991 | 16,000 | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 24,000 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 34,000 | +41.7% |
| 1994 | 46,000 | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 60,000 | +30.4% |
| 1996 | 74,000 | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 87,000 | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 100,000 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 130,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 120,000 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 99,000 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 91,000 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 80,000 | -12.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 80,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,000, 11.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 80,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,850, 11.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,100 | 10,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,000 | 80,000 | 130,000 | 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 80,000 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 130,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Kenya ranks 5th out of 47 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 27.3%. 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. 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.