Number of people dying from HIV-related causes by country
Countries reporting
139
Highest
42,000
South Africa
Lowest
100
Timor-Leste
Median
500
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,787
What the numbers show
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 42,000 in South Africa; the lowest is 100 in Timor-Leste.
The median across all reporting countries is 500, and the mean is 3,195.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 420.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 77.5%).
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 42,000 | 2025 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 38,000 | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 32,000 | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 23,000 | 2025 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Kenya | 19,000 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 19,000 | 2025 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 18,000 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 18,000 | 2025 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 16,000 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 10 | Angola | 14,000 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 14,000 | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13,000 | 2025 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 13,000 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Malawi | 13,000 | 2025 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 12,000 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 16 | Brazil | 11,000 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 10,000 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 8,400 | 2025 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Congo | 5,600 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 5,100 | 2025 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 4,900 | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 22 | Myanmar | 4,400 | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 22 | South Sudan | 4,400 | 2025 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 4,100 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 25 | Botswana | 3,700 | 2025 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Lesotho | 3,400 | 2025 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 27 | Chad | 3,000 | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 2,800 | 2025 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 2,800 | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 28 | Namibia | 2,800 | 2025 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 2,700 | 2025 | up 357.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 2,500 | 2025 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 2,500 | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Sudan | 2,500 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Eswatini | 2,500 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 2,400 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 2,000 | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 38 | Mali | 1,900 | 2025 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 1,800 | 2025 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 1,800 | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 1,700 | 2025 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1,500 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 1,400 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 1,400 | 2025 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Haiti | 1,400 | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Liberia | 1,400 | 2025 | down 51.7% | flat |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1,300 | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 47 | Egypt | 1,300 | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 49 | Benin | 1,200 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 49 | Gabon | 1,200 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 1,100 | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,000 | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 1,000 | 2025 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Gambia | 890 | 2025 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 54 | Niger | 890 | 2025 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 880 | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 840 | 2025 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 58 | Yemen | 590 | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 570 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 570 | 2025 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 61 | Mauritius | 540 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Cuba | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Djibouti | 500 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 62 | Algeria | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 500 | 2025 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 62 | Eritrea | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Spain | 500 | 2025 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Fiji | 500 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 62 | France | 500 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 500 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 500 | 2025 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Italy | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 500 | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 500 | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 500 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 500 | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 62 | Panama | 500 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 62 | Paraguay | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 500 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Armenia | 200 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 200 | 2025 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 85 | Canada | 200 | 2022 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Germany | 200 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Guyana | 200 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Libya | 200 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 200 | 2025 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 85 | Latvia | 200 | 2025 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 85 | Mauritania | 200 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 200 | 2025 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 85 | Romania | 200 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 200 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Somalia | 200 | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 85 | Uruguay | 200 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Albania | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Australia | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Belgium | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bahamas | 100 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Belize | 100 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Barbados | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bhutan | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Switzerland | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Comoros | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Denmark | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Estonia | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Georgia | 100 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Greece | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ireland | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Iceland | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Kuwait | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Lebanon | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Lithuania | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Maldives | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Malta | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Montenegro | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Mongolia | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Netherlands | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Norway | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | New Zealand | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Oman | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Qatar | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Singapore | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Serbia | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Slovenia | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sweden | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Syria | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Global 570,000
- Sur 500
- Africa (WHO region) 350,000
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 68,000
- Europe (WHO region) 46,000
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 40,000
- Americas (WHO region) 39,000
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 22,000