AIDS deaths in adults and children in Zambia

Zambia: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 30,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
30,000 low estimate
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
9th
of 48 countries
All-time high
60,000 low estimate
in 2003
All-time low
1,000 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

AIDS deaths in adults and children in Zambia, 1990–2009

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990199920091990: 1.0k low estimate1991: 3.3k low estimate1992: 8.9k low estimate1993: 17.0k low estimate1994: 25.0k low estimate1995: 33.0k low estimate1996: 40.0k low estimate1997: 45.0k low estimate1998: 49.0k low estimate1999: 53.0k low estimate2000: 55.0k low estimate2001: 57.0k low estimate2002: 59.0k low estimate2003: 60.0k low estimate2004: 59.0k low estimate2005: 54.0k low estimate2006: 49.0k low estimate2007: 37.0k low estimate2008: 28.0k low estimate2009: 30.0k low estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 30,000 low estimate for aids deaths in adults and children in 2009.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Zambia peaked at 60,000 low estimate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,000 low estimate, in 1990.

That places Zambia 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

AIDS deaths in adults and children in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) in Zambia, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 1,000 low estimate
1991 3,300 low estimate +230.0%
1992 8,900 low estimate +169.7%
1993 17,000 low estimate +91.0%
1994 25,000 low estimate +47.1%
1995 33,000 low estimate +32.0%
1996 40,000 low estimate +21.2%
1997 45,000 low estimate +12.5%
1998 49,000 low estimate +8.9%
1999 53,000 low estimate +8.2%
2000 55,000 low estimate +3.8%
2001 57,000 low estimate +3.6%
2002 59,000 low estimate +3.5%
2003 60,000 low estimate +1.7%
2004 59,000 low estimate -1.7%
2005 54,000 low estimate -8.5%
2006 49,000 low estimate -9.3%
2007 37,000 low estimate -24.5%
2008 28,000 low estimate -24.3%
2009 30,000 low estimate +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27,520 low estimate 1,000 low estimate 53,000 low estimate 10
2000s 48,800 low estimate 28,000 low estimate 60,000 low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 6 Mozambique 57,000 low estimate compare
  2. 7 Uganda 49,000 low estimate compare
  3. 8 Malawi 38,000 low estimate compare
  4. 10 Cameroon 29,000 low estimate compare
  5. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 29,000 low estimate compare
  6. 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26,000 low estimate compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is aids deaths in adults and children in Zambia?
Aids deaths in adults and children in Zambia was 30,000 low 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 60,000 low estimate in 2003.
What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,000 low estimate in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
Zambia ranks 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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 (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.