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AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) by country

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.

Countries reporting
48
Highest
260,000 low estimate
South Africa
Lowest
100 low estimate
Comoros
Median
3,150 low estimate
Years covered
20
1990–2009
Data points
960

What the numbers show

AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 260,000 low estimate in South Africa; the lowest is 100 low estimate in Comoros.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,150 low estimate, and the mean is 21,108 low estimate.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,600.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 4,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 90.9%).

AIDS deaths in adults and children: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Africa 260,000 low estimate 2009 up 136.4% volatile
2 Nigeria 170,000 low estimate 2009 up 82.8% volatile
3 Zimbabwe 70,000 low estimate 2009 down 30.0% rising
4 Tanzania, United Republic of 69,000 low estimate 2009 down 17.9% rising
5 Kenya 61,000 low estimate 2009 down 32.2% volatile
6 Mozambique 57,000 low estimate 2009 up 147.8% volatile
7 Uganda 49,000 low estimate 2009 down 34.7% rising
8 Malawi 38,000 low estimate 2009 down 20.8% rising
9 Zambia 30,000 low estimate 2009 down 43.4% rising
10 Côte d'Ivoire 29,000 low estimate 2009 down 3.3% volatile
10 Cameroon 29,000 low estimate 2009 up 61.1% volatile
12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26,000 low estimate 2009 up 13.0% rising
13 Ghana 14,000 low estimate 2009 up 48.9% volatile
14 Burundi 12,000 low estimate 2009 up 9.1% rising
15 Lesotho 10,000 low estimate 2009 up 19.0% volatile
16 Sudan 9,200 low estimate 2009 up 4,500.0% volatile
17 Central African Republic 8,800 low estimate 2009 down 10.2% volatile
18 Chad 8,100 low estimate 2009 up 102.5% volatile
19 Angola 7,700 low estimate 2009 up 67.4% volatile
20 Togo 5,300 low estimate 2009 up 71.0% volatile
21 Burkina Faso 4,800 low estimate 2009 down 56.4% flat
22 Eswatini 4,600 low estimate 2009 up 21.1% volatile
23 Congo 4,100 low estimate 2009 down 12.8% rising
24 Niger 3,200 low estimate 2009 up 60.0% volatile
25 Guinea 3,100 low estimate 2009 up 47.6% volatile
26 Mali 3,000 low estimate 2009 down 3.2% volatile
27 Liberia 2,800 low estimate 2009 up 75.0% volatile
28 Namibia 2,500 low estimate 2009 down 39.0% volatile
29 Botswana 2,300 low estimate 2009 down 74.7% volatile
30 Sierra Leone 2,100 low estimate 2009 up 320.0% volatile
31 Senegal 1,900 low estimate 2009 up 72.7% rising
32 Benin 1,800 low estimate 2009 up 38.5% volatile
33 Gabon 1,600 low estimate 2009 up 45.5% volatile
34 Madagascar 1,400 low estimate 2009 up 40.0% rising
35 Somalia 1,200 low estimate 2009 up 1,100.0% volatile
36 Morocco 1,000 low estimate 2009 up 100.0% volatile
36 Rwanda 1,000 low estimate 2009 down 90.9% falling
36 Djibouti 1,000 low estimate 2009 up 400.0% volatile
36 Mauritania 1,000 low estimate 2009 up 100.0% volatile
36 Algeria 1,000 low estimate 2009 up 900.0% volatile
36 Equatorial Guinea 1,000 low estimate 2009 up 900.0% volatile
36 Guinea-Bissau 1,000 low estimate 2009 up 100.0% volatile
36 Eritrea 1,000 low estimate 2009 unchanged volatile
44 Gambia 500 low estimate 2009 up 400.0% volatile
44 Egypt 500 low estimate 2009 up 400.0% volatile
44 Mauritius 500 low estimate 2009 up 400.0% volatile
47 Tunisia 100 low estimate 2009 unchanged flat
47 Comoros 100 low estimate 2009 unchanged flat

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Indicator
AIDS deaths in adults and children (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
48 places, 960 data points, 1990–2009
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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.