AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: AIDS deaths in adults and children (high estimate) was 97,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, aids deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe stood at 97,000 high estimate.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe peaked at 160,000 high estimate in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19,000 high estimate, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 28,000 high estimate | +47.4% |
| 1992 | 38,000 high estimate | +35.7% |
| 1993 | 51,000 high estimate | +34.2% |
| 1994 | 66,000 high estimate | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 83,000 high estimate | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 100,000 high estimate | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 120,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 130,000 high estimate | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 140,000 high estimate | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 150,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 160,000 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 160,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 160,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 150,000 high estimate | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 150,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 140,000 high estimate | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 130,000 high estimate | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 110,000 high estimate | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 97,000 high estimate | -11.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 97,000 high estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,000 high estimate, 9.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 97,000 high estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,000 high estimate, 9.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,500 high estimate | 19,000 high estimate | 140,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 140,700 high estimate | 97,000 high estimate | 160,000 high estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe was 97,000 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 160,000 high estimate in 2001.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.