Malawi vs Zambia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total

Malawi
830,000 low estimate
in 2009
Zambia
890,000 low estimate
in 2009
Malawi rank
9th
Zambia rank
8th

People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 890,000 low estimate against 830,000 low estimate in Malawi, a difference of 60,000 low estimate.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th of 48 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 520,000 low estimate 541,000 low estimate 21,000 low estimate Zambia
2000s 791,000 low estimate 809,000 low estimate 18,000 low estimate Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Malawi or Zambia?
Zambia, at 890,000 low estimate against 830,000 low estimate in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Malawi and Zambia?
60,000 low estimate, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Malawi ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 8th 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 (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate)
Unit
low 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.