People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Kenya

Kenya: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 1.50 million in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.50 million
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.50 million
in 1996
All-time low
400,000
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1990199920091990: 400.0k1991: 580.0k1992: 780.0k1993: 1.0M1994: 1.2M1995: 1.3M1996: 1.5M1997: 1.5M1998: 1.5M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.5M2001: 1.5M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.4M2004: 1.4M2005: 1.4M2006: 1.4M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.5M

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.

Analysis

In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya stood at 1.50 million. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya peaked at 1.50 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 1990.

Kenya ranks 3rd of 47 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 in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Kenya, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 400,000
1991 580,000 +45.0%
1992 780,000 +34.5%
1993 1.00 million +28.2%
1994 1.20 million +20.0%
1995 1.30 million +8.3%
1996 1.50 million +15.4%
1997 1.50 million +0.0%
1998 1.50 million +0.0%
1999 1.50 million +0.0%
2000 1.50 million +0.0%
2001 1.50 million +0.0%
2002 1.50 million +0.0%
2003 1.40 million -6.7%
2004 1.40 million +0.0%
2005 1.40 million +0.0%
2006 1.40 million +0.0%
2007 1.40 million +0.0%
2008 1.40 million +0.0%
2009 1.50 million +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.13 million 400,000 1.50 million 10
2000s 1.44 million 1.40 million 1.50 million 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 1 South Africa 5.60 million compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 3.30 million compare
  3. 4 Mozambique 1.40 million compare
  4. 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.40 million compare
  5. 6 Uganda 1.20 million compare
  6. 6 Zimbabwe 1.20 million compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Kenya was 1.50 million 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 1.50 million in 1996.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 1990.
How does Kenya rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Kenya ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,057 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.