AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate) in Nigeria
Nigeria: AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate) was 260,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Nigeria, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 260,000 high estimate for aids deaths in adults and children in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Nigeria peaked at 280,000 high estimate in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21,000 high estimate, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 37,000 high estimate | +76.2% |
| 1992 | 62,000 high estimate | +67.6% |
| 1993 | 92,000 high estimate | +48.4% |
| 1994 | 120,000 high estimate | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 150,000 high estimate | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 180,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 200,000 high estimate | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 220,000 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 230,000 high estimate | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 250,000 high estimate | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 260,000 high estimate | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 260,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 270,000 high estimate | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 270,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 280,000 high estimate | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 270,000 high estimate | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 270,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 260,000 high estimate | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 260,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 260,000 high estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,000 high estimate, 26.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 260,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,000 high estimate, 26.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +76.2% | 21,000 high estimate | 37,000 high estimate |
| 1992 | +67.6% | 37,000 high estimate | 62,000 high estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131,200 high estimate | 21,000 high estimate | 230,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 265,000 high estimate | 250,000 high estimate | 280,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Nigeria?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Nigeria was 260,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 280,000 high estimate in 2005.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.