AIDS deaths in adults and children in Zambia
Zambia: AIDS deaths in adults and children was 45,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Zambia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
The most recent figure for aids deaths in adults and children in Zambia is 45,000, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Zambia peaked at 71,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23,000, in 1990.
That places Zambia 9th out of 47 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,000 | — |
| 1991 | 29,000 | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 34,000 | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 39,000 | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 44,000 | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 49,000 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 53,000 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 57,000 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 60,000 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 63,000 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 66,000 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 69,000 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 71,000 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 70,000 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 65,000 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 60,000 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 49,000 | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 42,000 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 45,000 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,100 | 23,000 | 63,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,500 | 42,000 | 71,000 | 10 |
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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 45,000 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 71,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 47 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 28.6%. 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. 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.