HIV/AIDS deaths in Uganda
Uganda: HIV/AIDS deaths was 20,335 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
HIV/AIDS deaths in Uganda, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
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
Total number of people dying from AIDS-related causes, central estimate.