What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Central African Republic and Lesotho?

455 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?

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 Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS

Central African Republic

4,785 deaths

in 2021

Lesotho

4,330 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

28th

Lesotho rank

30th

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS over time

Central African Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 4,785 deaths against 4,330 deaths in Lesotho, a difference of 455 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 30th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12,187 deaths	13,085 deaths	897.8 deaths	Lesotho
2010s	7,648 deaths	6,618 deaths	1,030 deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	4,880 deaths	4,513 deaths	366.82 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from hiv/aids, Central African Republic or Lesotho?: Central African Republic, at 4,785 deaths against 4,330 deaths in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 455 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for number of deaths from hiv/aids?: Central African Republic ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS
Unit: deaths
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.