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

2,755 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan 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.

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

South Sudan

7,837 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

5,082 deaths

in 2021

South Sudan rank

23rd

United States of America rank

26th

Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS over time

South Sudan
United States of America

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 7,837 deaths against 5,082 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 2,755 deaths.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.5 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

South Sudan ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9,943 deaths	12,960 deaths	3,017 deaths	United States of America
2010s	11,554 deaths	6,736 deaths	4,818 deaths	South Sudan
2020s	8,132 deaths	5,170 deaths	2,961 deaths	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from hiv/aids, South Sudan or United States of America?: South Sudan, at 7,837 deaths against 5,082 deaths in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from hiv/aids between South Sudan and United States of America?: 2,755 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do South Sudan and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths from hiv/aids?: South Sudan ranks 23rd 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.