What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

6,267 deaths, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Zambia: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

13,712 deaths

in 2021

Zambia

19,979 deaths

in 2021

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

14th

Zambia rank

11th

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 19,979 deaths against 13,712 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 6,267 deaths.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 11th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49,804 deaths	51,900 deaths	2,097 deaths	Zambia
2010s	31,404 deaths	24,910 deaths	6,495 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	16,170 deaths	21,459 deaths	5,290 deaths	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from hiv/aids, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Zambia?: Zambia, at 19,979 deaths against 13,712 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 6,267 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia rank globally for number of deaths from hiv/aids?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.