What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Malawi and Zambia?

2,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?

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.

Malawi vs Zambia: AIDS estimated deaths

Malawi

14,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Zambia

16,000 UNAIDS estimates

in 2024

Malawi rank

10th

Zambia rank

9th

AIDS estimated deaths over time

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 16,000 UNAIDS estimates against 14,000 UNAIDS estimates in Malawi, a difference of 2,000 UNAIDS estimates.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 9th of 145 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46,100 UNAIDS estimates	35,600 UNAIDS estimates	10,500 UNAIDS estimates	Malawi
2000s	68,700 UNAIDS estimates	50,300 UNAIDS estimates	18,400 UNAIDS estimates	Malawi
2010s	25,100 UNAIDS estimates	22,500 UNAIDS estimates	2,600 UNAIDS estimates	Malawi
2020s	15,000 UNAIDS estimates	18,600 UNAIDS estimates	3,600 UNAIDS estimates	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aids estimated deaths, Malawi or Zambia?: Zambia, at 16,000 UNAIDS estimates against 14,000 UNAIDS estimates in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in aids estimated deaths between Malawi and Zambia?: 2,000 UNAIDS estimates, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for aids estimated deaths?: Malawi ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 9th 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.