People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Uganda

Uganda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 1.30 million high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.30 million high estimate
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1.30 million high estimate
in 2008
All-time low
1.00 million high estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Uganda, 1990–2009

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990199920091990: 1.0M high estimate1991: 1.1M high estimate1992: 1.1M high estimate1993: 1.1M high estimate1994: 1.1M high estimate1995: 1.1M high estimate1996: 1.1M high estimate1997: 1.1M high estimate1998: 1.1M high estimate1999: 1.1M high estimate2000: 1.1M high estimate2001: 1.1M high estimate2002: 1.1M high estimate2003: 1.1M high estimate2004: 1.1M high estimate2005: 1.1M high estimate2006: 1.2M high estimate2007: 1.2M high estimate2008: 1.3M high estimate2009: 1.3M high estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.

Analysis

In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda stood at 1.30 million high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda peaked at 1.30 million high estimate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million high estimate, in 1990.

That places Uganda 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Uganda, 1990 to 2009.
Year high estimate Change
1990 1.00 million high estimate
1991 1.10 million high estimate +10.0%
1992 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
1993 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
1994 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
1995 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
1996 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
1997 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
1998 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
1999 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
2000 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
2001 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
2002 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
2003 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
2004 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
2005 1.10 million high estimate +0.0%
2006 1.20 million high estimate +9.1%
2007 1.20 million high estimate +0.0%
2008 1.30 million high estimate +8.3%
2009 1.30 million high estimate +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.09 million high estimate 1.00 million high estimate 1.10 million high estimate 10
2000s 1.16 million high estimate 1.10 million high estimate 1.30 million high estimate 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 3 Kenya 1.60 million high estimate compare
  2. 4 Mozambique 1.50 million high estimate compare
  3. 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.50 million high estimate compare
  4. 6 Zimbabwe 1.30 million high estimate compare
  5. 8 Zambia 1.10 million high estimate compare
  6. 9 Malawi 1.00 million high estimate compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda was 1.30 million high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million high estimate in 2008.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million high estimate in 1990.
How does Uganda rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Uganda ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
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Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.