Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)

Democratic Republic of Congo
560,000 high estimate
in 2009
Malawi
1.00 million high estimate
in 2009
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Malawi rank
9th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.00 million high estimate against 560,000 high estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 440,000 high estimate.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.8 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 9th of 48 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 351,000 high estimate 736,000 high estimate 385,000 high estimate Malawi
2000s 476,000 high estimate 979,000 high estimate 503,000 high estimate Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.00 million high estimate against 560,000 high estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
440,000 high estimate, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 9th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.