People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Kenya
Kenya: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 1.50 million 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.
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
| 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% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.50 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 180,000, 8.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.50 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 150,000, 10.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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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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.