What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Botswana and Lesotho?

200 UNAIDS estimates, with Lesotho ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNAIDS estimates, published as AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Lesotho: AIDS estimated deaths

Botswana

3,800 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Lesotho

4,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Botswana rank

26th

Lesotho rank

25th

AIDS estimated deaths over time

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4,000 UNAIDS estimates against 3,800 UNAIDS estimates in Botswana, a difference of 200 UNAIDS estimates.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 25th of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,480 UNAIDS estimates	5,025 UNAIDS estimates	2,455 UNAIDS estimates	Botswana
2000s	13,500 UNAIDS estimates	15,040 UNAIDS estimates	1,540 UNAIDS estimates	Lesotho
2010s	5,000 UNAIDS estimates	7,100 UNAIDS estimates	2,100 UNAIDS estimates	Lesotho
2020s	4,080 UNAIDS estimates	4,400 UNAIDS estimates	320 UNAIDS estimates	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids estimated deaths, Botswana or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 4,000 UNAIDS estimates against 3,800 UNAIDS estimates in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Botswana and Lesotho?: 200 UNAIDS estimates, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for aids estimated deaths?: Botswana ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 25th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNAIDS estimates, published as AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates)
Unit: UNAIDS estimates
Source: UNAIDS estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 5,054 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

AIDS deaths are the estimated number of adults and children who died due to AIDS-related causes.