What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe?

3,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe?

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.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Zimbabwe: AIDS estimated deaths

Democratic Republic of the Congo

14,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Zimbabwe

17,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

10th

Zimbabwe rank

8th

AIDS estimated deaths over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17,000 UNAIDS estimates against 14,000 UNAIDS estimates in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 3,000 UNAIDS estimates.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 145 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	42,100 UNAIDS estimates	96,200 UNAIDS estimates	54,100 UNAIDS estimates	Zimbabwe
2000s	57,900 UNAIDS estimates	131,000 UNAIDS estimates	73,100 UNAIDS estimates	Zimbabwe
2010s	37,800 UNAIDS estimates	39,100 UNAIDS estimates	1,300 UNAIDS estimates	Zimbabwe
2020s	17,400 UNAIDS estimates	19,400 UNAIDS estimates	2,000 UNAIDS estimates	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids estimated deaths, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 17,000 UNAIDS estimates against 14,000 UNAIDS estimates in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe?: 3,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for aids estimated deaths?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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