People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Uganda

Uganda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 1.20 million in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.20 million
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.20 million
in 2009
All-time low
870,000
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990199920091990: 870.0k1991: 950.0k1992: 990.0k1993: 1.0M1994: 1.0M1995: 1.0M1996: 1.0M1997: 1.0M1998: 990.0k1999: 990.0k2000: 980.0k2001: 980.0k2002: 990.0k2003: 1.0M2004: 1.0M2005: 1.0M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.2M

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 1.20 million for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Uganda peaked at 1.20 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 870,000, in 1990.

That places Uganda 6th out of 47 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 in Uganda, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 870,000
1991 950,000 +9.2%
1992 990,000 +4.2%
1993 1.00 million +1.0%
1994 1.00 million +0.0%
1995 1.00 million +0.0%
1996 1.00 million +0.0%
1997 1.00 million +0.0%
1998 990,000 -1.0%
1999 990,000 +0.0%
2000 980,000 -1.0%
2001 980,000 +0.0%
2002 990,000 +1.0%
2003 1.00 million +1.0%
2004 1.00 million +0.0%
2005 1.00 million +0.0%
2006 1.10 million +10.0%
2007 1.10 million +0.0%
2008 1.10 million +0.0%
2009 1.20 million +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 979,000 870,000 1.00 million 10
2000s 1.04 million 980,000 1.20 million 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 3 Kenya 1.50 million compare
  2. 4 Mozambique 1.40 million compare
  3. 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.40 million compare
  4. 6 Zimbabwe 1.20 million compare
  5. 8 Zambia 980,000 compare
  6. 9 Malawi 920,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 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 1.20 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 870,000 in 1990.
How does Uganda rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Uganda ranks 6th out of 47 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 21.2%. 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. 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.