Uganda's adult HIV prevalence is 5.9%, according to the new UPHIA survey.

What it means

The Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) survey, released in October 2026, finds that 5.9% of adults (aged 15 and older) in Uganda are living with HIV. This prevalence rate is unchanged from the previous survey in 2020/21, indicating that the epidemic has stabilized. The survey also reports an estimated 1.5 million adults living with HIV, 51,000 new infections annually, 19,500 AIDS-related deaths, and a viral suppression rate of 86% among those on treatment.

Accuracy & sourcesGrounded

The claim is directly from the official UPHIA survey results released by Uganda's Ministry of Health. The reporting by Xinhua and AllAfrica closely reflects the primary source, a large-scale nationally representative household survey, making the figure highly reliable.

How new

Genuinely new as of October 1, 2026, when the survey results were publicly released.

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• Xinhua (via Google News) — first to publish