HIV/AIDS deaths in Uganda

Uganda: HIV/AIDS deaths was 20,335 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20,335 deaths
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
7th
of 143 countries
All-time high
90,851 deaths
in 2000
All-time low
20,335 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

HIV/AIDS deaths in Uganda, 1990–2024

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200720241990: 56.8k deaths1991: 63.5k deaths1992: 69.4k deaths1993: 74.7k deaths1994: 79.1k deaths1995: 82.6k deaths1996: 85.4k deaths1997: 87.5k deaths1998: 89.1k deaths1999: 90.1k deaths2000: 90.9k deaths2001: 90.5k deaths2002: 89.0k deaths2003: 87.3k deaths2004: 81.9k deaths2005: 72.7k deaths2006: 70.0k deaths2007: 71.0k deaths2008: 65.5k deaths2009: 60.1k deaths2010: 55.6k deaths2011: 50.6k deaths2012: 46.4k deaths2013: 40.6k deaths2014: 35.8k deaths2015: 32.0k deaths2016: 30.1k deaths2017: 28.1k deaths2018: 25.1k deaths2019: 22.9k deaths2020: 22.1k deaths2021: 21.7k deaths2022: 22.0k deaths2023: 21.2k deaths2024: 20.3k deaths

Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2024, hiv/aids deaths in Uganda stood at 20,335 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hiv/aids deaths in Uganda peaked at 90,851 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,335 deaths, in 2024.

That places Uganda 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77,820 deaths 56,763 deaths 90,107 deaths 10
2000s 77,886 deaths 60,147 deaths 90,851 deaths 10
2010s 36,731 deaths 22,914 deaths 55,577 deaths 10
2020s 21,473 deaths 20,335 deaths 22,149 deaths 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 4 Tanzania 25,995 deaths compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 23,757 deaths compare
  3. 6 Kenya 20,849 deaths compare
  4. 8 Zimbabwe 16,723 deaths compare
  5. 9 Zambia 16,373 deaths compare
  6. 10 Pakistan 14,026 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 143 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hiv/aids deaths in Uganda?
Hiv/aids deaths in Uganda was 20,335 deaths in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest hiv/aids deaths recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 90,851 deaths in 2000.
What is the lowest hiv/aids deaths recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 20,335 deaths in 2024.
How does Uganda rank for hiv/aids deaths?
Uganda ranks 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
Is hiv/aids deaths rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of HIV/AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
HIV/AIDS deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
143 places, 4,949 data points, 1990–2024
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