Which has higher number of deaths from hiv/aids, Mexico or United States of America?

United States of America, at 5,082 deaths against 4,635 deaths in Mexico as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Mexico and United States of America?

447 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?

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.

Mexico vs United States of America: Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS

Mexico

4,635 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

5,082 deaths

in 2021

Mexico rank

29th

United States of America rank

26th

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS over time

Mexico
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5,082 deaths against 4,635 deaths in Mexico, a difference of 447 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 26th of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4,827 deaths	12,960 deaths	8,133 deaths	United States of America
2010s	4,896 deaths	6,736 deaths	1,841 deaths	United States of America
2020s	4,595 deaths	5,170 deaths	575.89 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from hiv/aids, Mexico or United States of America?: United States of America, at 5,082 deaths against 4,635 deaths in Mexico as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between Mexico and United States of America?: 447 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths from hiv/aids?: Mexico ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 26th 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.