People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Kenya
Kenya: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 1.30 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Kenya, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya stood at 1.30 million low estimate.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya peaked at 1.40 million low estimate in 1997 and was at its lowest, 300,000 low estimate, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 300,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 440,000 low estimate | +46.7% |
| 1992 | 620,000 low estimate | +40.9% |
| 1993 | 820,000 low estimate | +32.3% |
| 1994 | 1.00 million low estimate | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million low estimate | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million low estimate | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.40 million low estimate | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.40 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million low estimate | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million low estimate | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.30 million low estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,000 low estimate, 8.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.30 million low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 9.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 988,000 low estimate | 300,000 low estimate | 1.40 million low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million low estimate | 1.30 million low estimate | 1.40 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya was 1.30 million low 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million low estimate in 1997.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Kenya ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.