People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Uganda
Uganda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 1.10 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Uganda, 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 Uganda stood at 1.10 million low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda peaked at 1.10 million low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 730,000 low 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 (low estimate) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 730,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 840,000 low estimate | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 880,000 low estimate | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 900,000 low estimate | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 910,000 low estimate | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 910,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 900,000 low estimate | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 890,000 low estimate | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 890,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 880,000 low estimate | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 880,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 870,000 low estimate | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 880,000 low estimate | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 880,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 900,000 low estimate | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 910,000 low estimate | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 940,000 low estimate | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 980,000 low estimate | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million low estimate | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million low estimate | +10.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.10 million low estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 91,000 low estimate, 12.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.10 million low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 7.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 873,000 low estimate | 730,000 low estimate | 910,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 934,000 low estimate | 870,000 low estimate | 1.10 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda was 1.10 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 730,000 low 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 25.0%. 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 (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.