What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?

26.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Death rate from HIV/AIDS

Mozambique

156.79 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zimbabwe

130.15 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Mozambique rank

3rd

Zimbabwe rank

6th

Death rate from HIV/AIDS over time

Mozambique
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 156.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 130.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 26.64 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Mozambique ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	348.34 deaths per 100,000 people	765.39 deaths per 100,000 people	417.05 deaths per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	231.38 deaths per 100,000 people	244.67 deaths per 100,000 people	13.28 deaths per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	155.42 deaths per 100,000 people	137.87 deaths per 100,000 people	17.55 deaths per 100,000 people	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hiv/aids, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?: Mozambique, at 156.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 130.15 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?: 26.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for death rate from hiv/aids?: Mozambique ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from HIV/AIDS
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in both sexes, per 100,000 people.