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

27.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia 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.

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Death rate from HIV/AIDS

Zambia

102.6 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zimbabwe

130.15 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zambia rank

9th

Zimbabwe rank

6th

Death rate from HIV/AIDS over time

Zambia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 130.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 102.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 27.55 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Zambia ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	464.01 deaths per 100,000 people	765.39 deaths per 100,000 people	301.38 deaths per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	157.82 deaths per 100,000 people	244.67 deaths per 100,000 people	86.85 deaths per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	111.9 deaths per 100,000 people	137.87 deaths per 100,000 people	25.97 deaths per 100,000 people	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from hiv/aids, Zambia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 130.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 102.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from hiv/aids between Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 27.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for death rate from hiv/aids?: Zambia ranks 9th 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.