Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 32,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Nigeria stood at 32,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Nigeria peaked at 110,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32,000, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 139 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90,000 | — |
| 2001 | 98,000 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 100,000 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92,000 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 80,000 | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82,000 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 77,000 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 69,000 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 63,000 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 61,000 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 59,000 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 57,000 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 59,000 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 59,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53,000 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 47,000 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 42,000 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 38,000 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 34,000 | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99,000 | 80,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,600 | 57,000 | 82,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,000 | 32,000 | 53,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 South Africa 42,000 compare
- 2 Mozambique 38,000 compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 23,000 compare
- 5 Kenya 19,000 compare
- 5 Uganda 19,000 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Nigeria?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Nigeria was 32,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 110,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,000 in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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