What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Kenya and Zimbabwe?

4,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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.

Kenya vs Zimbabwe: AIDS estimated deaths

Kenya

21,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Zimbabwe

17,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Kenya rank

6th

Zimbabwe rank

8th

AIDS estimated deaths over time

Kenya
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 21,000 UNAIDS estimates against 17,000 UNAIDS estimates in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4,000 UNAIDS estimates.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Kenya ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,800 UNAIDS estimates	96,200 UNAIDS estimates	21,400 UNAIDS estimates	Zimbabwe
2000s	114,400 UNAIDS estimates	131,000 UNAIDS estimates	16,600 UNAIDS estimates	Zimbabwe
2010s	38,300 UNAIDS estimates	39,100 UNAIDS estimates	800 UNAIDS estimates	Zimbabwe
2020s	23,000 UNAIDS estimates	19,400 UNAIDS estimates	3,600 UNAIDS estimates	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids estimated deaths, Kenya or Zimbabwe?: Kenya, at 21,000 UNAIDS estimates against 17,000 UNAIDS estimates in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Kenya and Zimbabwe?: 4,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for aids estimated deaths?: Kenya ranks 6th 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.