What is the difference in aids deaths in adults and children between Botswana and Namibia?

3,000 high estimate, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Namibia: AIDS deaths in adults and children

Botswana

14,000 high estimate

in 2009

Namibia

11,000 high estimate

in 2009

Botswana rank

19th

Namibia rank

21st

AIDS deaths in adults and children over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 14,000 high estimate against 11,000 high estimate in Namibia, a difference of 3,000 high estimate.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 21st of 48 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,590 high estimate	2,970 high estimate	2,620 high estimate	Botswana
2000s	16,300 high estimate	12,180 high estimate	4,120 high estimate	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids deaths in adults and children, Botswana or Namibia?: Botswana, at 14,000 high estimate against 11,000 high estimate in Namibia as of 2009.
What is the difference in aids deaths in adults and children between Botswana and Namibia?: 3,000 high estimate, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for aids deaths in adults and children?: Botswana ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 21st of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate)
Unit: high estimate
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 48 places, 960 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.