AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) was 70,000 low 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 low estimate.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 70,000 low estimate for aids deaths in adults and children in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe peaked at 120,000 low estimate in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9,700 low estimate, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 3rd 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 (low estimate) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,700 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 15,000 low estimate | +54.6% |
| 1992 | 23,000 low estimate | +53.3% |
| 1993 | 32,000 low estimate | +39.1% |
| 1994 | 43,000 low estimate | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 55,000 low estimate | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 68,000 low estimate | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 80,000 low estimate | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 91,000 low estimate | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 100,000 low estimate | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 110,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 110,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 120,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 110,000 low estimate | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 100,000 low estimate | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 96,000 low estimate | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 85,000 low estimate | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 70,000 low estimate | -17.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 70,000 low estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,600 low estimate, 15.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 70,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,600 low estimate, 15.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,670 low estimate | 9,700 low estimate | 100,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,100 low estimate | 70,000 low estimate | 120,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 South Africa 260,000 low estimate compare
- 2 Nigeria 170,000 low estimate compare
- 4 Tanzania 69,000 low estimate compare
- 5 Kenya 61,000 low estimate compare
- 6 Mozambique 57,000 low estimate compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Zimbabwe was 70,000 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 low estimate in 2002.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,700 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Zimbabwe ranks 3rd 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 30.0%. 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 (low 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.