What is the difference in aids deaths in adults and children between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?

163,000 high estimate, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?

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.

Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: AIDS deaths in adults and children

Nigeria

260,000 high estimate

in 2009

Zimbabwe

97,000 high estimate

in 2009

Nigeria rank

2nd

Zimbabwe rank

5th

AIDS deaths in adults and children over time

Nigeria
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 260,000 high estimate against 97,000 high estimate in Zimbabwe, a difference of 163,000 high estimate.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.7 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	131,200 high estimate	77,500 high estimate	53,700 high estimate	Nigeria
2000s	265,000 high estimate	140,700 high estimate	124,300 high estimate	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids deaths in adults and children, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?: Nigeria, at 260,000 high estimate against 97,000 high estimate in Zimbabwe as of 2009.
What is the difference in aids deaths in adults and children between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?: 163,000 high estimate, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for aids deaths in adults and children?: Nigeria ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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: 04 September 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.